How much did media estimate crowd welcoming Imam in 1979?

Imam Khomeini used to spend 7th Muharram onward in Karabla

Ayatollah Khatam Yazdi- Ibid, Vol. 3, pp. 24 and 25

Imam remained present from the beginning to end at Muharram ceremonies

A memoirs by Hojjat al-Islam Ansari Kermani

Imam Khomeini: The Iranian pilgrims are required to note that they are departing for Hajj from a ...

Sahifeh-ye-Imam. V 16, P 437

Historical background of 15th of Khordad uprising

The demonstrations of June 5, 1963, known as 15th of Khordad Uprising, were the public protest against the arrest of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1963.

Iranians mark anniversary of popular1963 uprising

The Iranian nation on Monday commemorated the anniversary of a popular uprising in 1963 which ignited the flame of the Islamic Revolution and finally led to its victory in 1979.

President Raeisi urges greater cultural efforts to highlight 15 Khordad uprising

President Ebrahim Raeisi calls for greater cultural work to elucidate the root causes and motives behind a popular 1963 uprising against a US-installed brutal dictator that culminated in the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.

Leader says Imam Khomeini role model in rising up for justice, initiating revolution

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has described the founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini as a role model in rising up for justice and initiating a revolution.