Photos: Ramzan prayers and feasting from a different eye

Photographer Arun Sharma spent time circling around the Jama Masjid in Delhi with his fish-eye lens, looking at Ramzan from a different perspective. In Islam, the circle is said to represent the unity of the monotheistic God as well as the city of Mecca. It suggests infinity, a world of eternal peace and harmony.

Updated on: Jun 02, 2017 12:55 PM IST

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Ramzan is a month of prayers, of feasting and charity, a time to contemplate and seek communion with God. The holy month of Ramzan in India began on 29th May based on the visual sighting of the moon. Photographer Arun Sharma spent time circling around the Jama Masjid in Delhi with his fish-eye lens, looking at Ramzan from a different perspective. In Islam, the circle is said to represent the unity of the monotheistic God as well as the city of Mecca. It suggests infinity, a world of eternal peace and harmony. (Arun Sharma/HT PHOTO)

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Ramzan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar when the faithful abstain from food and water from sunrise to sunset and join mass prayers at mosques. (Arun Sharma/HT PHOTO)

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People wash their hands in a pond before their evening prayers outside Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in India. (Arun Sharma/HT PHOTO)

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This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. It is a time when gates of paradise are open, the devil chained and the doors of hell closed. (Arun Sharma/HT PHOTO)

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At a spiritual level, fasting means abstaining from indulgence in all kinds of desires and negative actions thus cleansing ones soul. (Arun Sharma/HT PHOTO)

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A muslim woman offers evening prayers at the Jama Masjid on the 3rd day of Ramzan. (Arun Sharma/HT PHOTO)

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People break their days fast outside the Jama Masjid.The spirit of fasting accommodates acts of charity and kindness to others. (Arun Sharma/HT PHOTO)

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On a deeper level, the meaning of fasting during Ramzan goes beyond just physical deprivation. It is a manifestation of love for the Divine by giving love to other human beings (Arun Sharma/HT PHOTO)

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A Muslim man in his makeshift stall outside the Jama Masjid entry, selling Ramzan essentials. (Arun Sharma/HT PHOTO)

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Outside the Jama Masjid, following Iftar the lanes of Old Delhi become a paradise for food lovers looking for something delicious to gorge on during Ramzan. (Arun Sharma/HT PHOTO)