A Pakistani Shi'ite Muslim walks on hot coal during a religious procession ahead of the Ashura festival in Lahore December 26, 2009. Ashura falls on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammed, who was killed in 680 A.D. during the battle of Kerbala.
REUTERS/Mohsin Raza (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION)