Photos: From India to Syria, Muslims celebrate Eid across the world

FP Staff July 29, 2014, 10:30:09 IST

After a month of fasting for the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims across the world are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr. Here are images from the celebrations.

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Jaipur: Masjid and shop's decorated with lights on the eve of Eid festival in Jaipur on Monday. PTI

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Muslims shop ahead of Eid in the old city section of Hyderabad. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan during which followers are required to abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn to dusk. AFP

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New Delhi: A vendor sells sewaiyan (sweet vermicelli) ahead of Eid ul-Fitr celebrations at Jama Masjid in New Delhi. PTI

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Bangladeshi Muslims walk inside at the National Mosque of Bangladesh, Baitul Mukarram to offer Eid al-Fitr prayers in Dhaka. AFP

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Bangladeshi Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the National Mosque of Bangladesh, Baitul Mukarram in Dhaka. AFP

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Bosnian Muslim faithful gather during the Eid al-Fitr morning prayer in front of Sarajevo's central "Gazi Husref Bey" mosque. AFP

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Chinese Muslims pray during the Eid ul-Fitr prayer outside the Huxi Mosque on a blocked street in Shanghai. AFP

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An Indian Muslim girl displays her henna decorated hands at a roadside stall ahead of the Muslim festivities of Eid. AFP

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Syrian children enjoy a swing on the first day of Eid-al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on July 28, 2014 in the besieged town of Douma, near Damascus. AFP

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Chinese Muslims pray during the Eid al-Fitr prayer outside the Huxi Mosque on a blocked street in Shanghai. AFP

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Russian Muslims pray outside the central mosque in Moscow. AFP

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Srinagar: Muslims busy in Eid shopping in Srinagar on Monday. PTI

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Indore: Bohra community members, who are celebrating Eid on Monday, offer Namaz in Indore. PTI

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Allahabad : Muslim women shop ahead of Eid festival in Allahabad on Monday. PTI

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