A 100-foot-tall Tazia, a symbolic model of Imam Hussain’s shrine, fell during a Muharram procession in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri on Sunday, sending the thousands-strong crowd into a panic. The accident, which happened while the Tazia was being hoisted and erected, was recorded by CCTV.
Tazia Topples, Hits 11,000-Volt Power Line
As individuals had gathered for the religious procession, one among the three giant Tazias lost its balance and toppled straight onto an 11,000-volt electrical line, causing sparks and panic.
The video footage captures the beautifully designed bamboo structure, adorned with colourful paper and cloth, swinging before it comes crashing down.
A 170-ft tall Tajia lost balance and came crashing during a Muharram procession in Lakhimpur Kheri, UP.
Milords can decide the height of dahi handi but can't put restrictions on tazia's height.pic.twitter.com/khRC4NbbpI
— Angry Saffron (@AngrySaffron) July 7, 2025
Muharram Procession Proceeds Without Injury
Significance of Muharram and Ashura
Muharram, the month which is second most sacred in the Islamic calendar, after Ramadan, started on June 27 this year. Muslims, particularly Shia people, commemorate the first ten days mourning the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, who was martyred in the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD.
The peak of the mourning is on Ashura when there are processions in which the followers carry symbolic Tazias.
