Kabul's Sakhi Shrine

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 2: Worshippers pray at a cloth covered pole, or alam mubarak, at the Ziarat-i-Sakhi shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan March 2, 2009. The shrine is famous for when it is said that Hazrat Ali, cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammad, came to pay his respects to the Holy Cloak of the Prophet that shortly rested here before being moved to Kandahar in the late 18th century. The shrine is sometimes referred to as the Place Where Hazrat Ali Placed His Foot. Worshippers and pilgrims, primarily Shia muslims, make a wish or say a prayer for health, prosperity or during a personally challenging time. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)