Photos: From India to Yemen, Eid-ul-Adha celebrations across the world
Yesterday, Muslims celebrated Eid-ul-Adha. We take a look at pictures from across the world.
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Yesterday, Muslims celebrated Eid-ul-Adha. We take a look at pictures of the celebrations from across the world. Reuters
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The scene at Jama Masjid: The masjid, which is one of the most well-known and famous sites in India can hold up to 25,000 people. In this photo, a man carries child as they gather to offer prayers at Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi on Eid al-Adha or the Feast of the Sacrifice, to commemorate the prophet Abraham’s offering for his son to god. AP
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A Kashmiri Muslim man prays on the occasion of the religious festival of Eid al-Adha in Srinagar. In Kashmir, the celebrations for Eid for muted, given that the state was badly devastated during the recent floods. AP
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Muslims offer prayers during Eid al-Adha at the Vasi Ullah mosque in Allahabad. Did you know that Eid-al-Adha actually lasts for three days, according to Islamic calendar? AP
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Muslims offer Eid-al-Adha prayers at the ruins of the Feroz Shah Kotla mosque in New Delhi. According to legend, when Abraham was all set to sacrifice his son Ishmael in God’s command, God saved his son and Abraham ended up sacrificing a ram instead of Ishmael. Reuters
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Hajj: The annual Muslim pilgrimage is also the largest congregation of people from across the world. Here we can see Muslim pilgrims walking on a bridge as they head to cast stones at pillars symbolising Satan during the final day of the annual haj pilgrimage in Mina on the third day of Eid al-Adha, near the holy city of Mecca. According to tradition, when Abraham got ready to sacrifice Ishmael, Satan tried to tempt him and Abraham threw stones at him to drive Satan away. Reuters
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In Pakistan, not even protests against the government could stop the Eid-celebrations. Here: Tahir ul-Qadri (R), Sufi cleric and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), greets Imran Khan, chairman of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party after attending Eid al-Adha prayers outside the parliament house in the Red Zone during an anti-government protest in Islamabad. Reuters
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Pakistan: Muslims offer prayers on the occasion of the Eid al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice,” outside a parliament building where anti-government protesters have been camped since mid August, in Islamabad. AP
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Yemen: Tribesmen perform the traditional Baraa dance during a celebration marking the Eid al-Adha in a rural area of Yemen’s north-western province of Amran. Interestingly in this region, the Eid is known as Eid-al-Kabir, which means the Greater Eid. Reuters
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Iraq: Ammar al-Hakim, leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI), leads prayers for the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha in Baghdad. Reuters
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Palestine: Palestinians enjoy a ride in an amusement park during Eid al-Adha in the West Bank city of Jenin. AP
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Egypt: Utter cuteness as we see an Egyptian boy praying on the first day of Eid al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice, outside a mosque in Cairo. In Cairo, typically smog-filled streets of honking cars stood empty and quiet, aside from the occasional bleat of a ram. AP
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