The long road to Cullaville

Pilgrims flock to this new courtyard of the mausoleum complex

Image of Ayatollah Khomeini in Qom

Fallen soldier on an image at a cemetery in Isfahan

Tombs of soldiers who perished in the Iran-Iraq war in Isfahan

Women at a cemetery for soldiers who died in the Iran-Iraq war

One of the many shops of Isfahan

Masjed e Emam mosque in Isfahan

Intricately decorated vaulted dome in the Hazrat e Masumeh complex in Qom

Gold-covered iwan over the entrance for men to the shrine of Fatima in Qom

Tomb with image of Khomeini at a war cemetery in Isfahan

Arches in the Masjed e Emam mosque in Isfahan

Pond with fountain on the courtyard of Balasar mosque in Qom

Entrance for women at the Hazrat Masumeh complex in Qom

The remarkable golden dome of the shrine of Fatima, added by Fath Ali Shah

Close-up of some of the minarets towering above the shrine of Fatima in Qom