In Uttar Pradesh, the mourning is being observed on the occasion of Muharram across the state.<br />'' <br />''AIR correspondent reports, Muslims brethren mourned in various cities on the day of Ashura to pay homage to the sacrifice of Hazrat Imam Hussain and his companions in Karbala.<br />'' <br />''Slogans of Ya Hussain reverberated in Lucknow but due to Covid pandemic the processions are not taken on street and roads.<br />'' <br />''People in big number are seen mourning which included Nauhakhwani, matam and performance of Seenazani but inside their homes.<br />'' <br />''In Lucknow religious leader Maulana Hamidul Hasan has appealed people not to carry out processions of Tazias on streets.<br />'' <br />''Elaborate security arrangements have been put in place across the state including Lucknow, Varanasi, Kanpur ,Aligarh, Bareilly, Agra Gorakhpur, and Firozabad.<br />''<br />