Iraqis worship at Shabaniyah festival marking birth of Hidden Imam

Shiite Muslim worshippers gather at the holy shrine of Imam Abbas during the annual festival of Shabaniyah, which marks the anniversary of the birth of the ninth-century Shiite leader known as the Hidden Imam, in Karbala, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 24, 2013. <AP Photo/ NEWSis/Hadi Mizban>

Shiite Muslim worshippers gather outside Imam Hussein shrine, seen in the background, during the annual festival of Shabaniyah. <AP Photo/NEWSis/ Hadi Mizban>