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Shah Court Photographer Braved Death to Film Meshed Shrine
Mirza Nazarkhan Mirzaoff, Persian court photographer to Shah Muzaffer-Edin, recounts disguising as a Mohammedan pilgrim to sneak into Imam Reza's tomb in Meshed. He filmed inside after bribing wardens, describing dangers from fanatics, and detailing panoramic mosque shots as well as the famed Christ painting hidden there.
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