Iraq Shiite worshippers start journey to Karbala for pilgrimage Iraqi Shiite worshippers started making their way to the holy city of Karbala along a street in Baghdad on Sunday. Worshippers started their walking towards the shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala to perform the religious ceremony celebrated on the 40th day after Ashura, which commemorates the death of Imam Hussein at the battle of Karbala. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITE