page_title: Nakhl Gardani
section_title: Yazd's Nakhl
hierarchical_section_title: Nakhl Gardani / Nakhl / Yazd's Nakhl
caption_attribution_description: English: A nakhl in Yazd, Iran Français&#160;: Un "nakhl" à Yazd, Iran
context_page_description: Nakhl Gardani is a Shia religious ritual carried out on the day of Ashura for commemorating the death of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Moḥammad and third Shia Imam. Nakhl is a wooden structure used as a symbolic representation of the Imam's coffin and Nakhl Gardani is the act of carrying the Nakhl from one place to another, resembling an Imam's funeral.
  The ritual is carried out in many cities of Iran among them Yazd, Kashan and Shahroud.
context_section_description: As a "symbol of social unity for a town, village, or district," many Nakhls and their associated rituals are seen in Yazd Province, located near the Kavir Desert, with every village having its own Nakhl. Nakhl is often referred to as Naql, i.e. "to convey carry and transfer," in Yazd and neighboring towns and villages. Yazd is described as "Iran’s museum of mourning tools" by Jalal Al-e-Ahmad, and is the home to the largest Nakhl, which needs to be carried by "several hundred men". The 8.5 meters high structure, constructed in 1879, stands in Amir Chakhmaq square of Yazd city and is decayed and no longer used because of the safety concerns.
caption: A Nakhl in Yazd
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