Karbala (IP) - Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims thronged the Iraqi holy city of Karbala in the holy shrines of Imam Hussein (AS) and Hazrat Abulfazl (PBUH) the night of Ashura to the commemoration martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein and his true companion in the battle of Karbala in the year 61 AH (October 10, 680 CE).205