Over 4M Pilgrims Served at Imam Reza Shrine During Birth Anniversary Celebrations
The annual gathering draws millions of Iranians from across the country, along with Shia Muslims from other nations.
Mohammad Shaban, Deputy for Pilgrim Services at the shrine, said that the shrine operated at full capacity in cooperation with volunteer groups and public service tents known as moukebs.
"During the ten-day Karamat celebrations, we hosted over four million pilgrims and local residents with warm meals and refreshments," Shaban said.
Special tea stations were set up in four main courtyards — Kosar, Ghadir, Imam Hassan Mojtaba, and Bagh-e-Rezvan — to serve the growing crowds.
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According to Shaban, offerings included 4.6 million traditional cakes, 8 tons of chocolate, 200,000 sandwich strudels, 5,000 coconut pastries, and over 7 million cups of juice and syrup.
Additional data-x-items such as ice cream, fresh fruit, hot breakfasts, and herbal drinks were also distributed, particularly during Friday prayers, which coincided with the birth anniversary this year.
The tea houses operated around the clock, pausing only for shift changes, prayer times, cleaning, and maintenance. Outside the shrine, 35 moukebs offered three full meals a day — breakfast, lunch, and dinner — to visitors.
Imam Reza’s (AS) birthday was marked on Friday, marking an end to the ten-day celebrations which had started with the birth anniversary of Hazrat Masoumeh (SA), Imam Reza’s sister.
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