• Imamat Day banners and members of the Aga Khan Scouts welcome guests to the reception.
  • Munir Merali, AKDN Resident Representative, welcomes His Excellency Yury Popov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation, to the Imamat Day Reception.
  • Diplomats from the EU, India, USA, and UN enjoy the Imamat Day Reception.
  • The new CEO of the First MicroFinanceBank, Jeffery Brampton Mundy, in conversation with British Ambassador, His Excellency Trevor Moore at the Imamat Day Reception.
  • His Excellency Amar Sinha, Ambassador of India, signs the guest book at the Imamat Day Reception.
  • Students from the Aga Khan Lycée in Khorog explain a winning science fair project to guests at the Imamat Day Reception.
  • Guests admire the education display boards at the Imamat Day Reception.
  • AKDN Resident Representative Munir Merali delivers the opening address alongside His Excellency Abdulla Yuldoshev, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan.
  • An Aga Khan Scout stands next to one of the educational display boards at the Imamat Day Reception.
  • A trio of graduates from the Academy of Maqam, supported by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, plays traditional Tajik music at the Imamat Day Reception.
  • Some of the Aga Khan Scouts at the Imamat Day Reception gather for a photograph.

In Tajikistan, the celebration of Imamat Day — or Roz-e Takht Nishini in Tajik — traditionally includes family and neighbourhood gatherings with shared meals, music and dancing. In July 2009 the Aga Khan Development Network Resident Representative Office contributed to the festivities by hosting an education-themed Imamat Day reception.