India celebrates Eid-ul-Adah| Vibrant revelry in pictures

Thousands of devotees across the country celebrated the festival of Eid-ul-Adah on Sunday. The festival - also known as Bakra Eid, Bakrid, Eid al-Adha, Eid Qurban, or Qurban Bayaram commemorates Prophet Ibrahim’s dedication to Allah. This is the second major Islamic festival celebrated by Muslims after Eid-ul-Fitr.

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Devotees offer prayers (namaz) on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha at the Sector 8 Jama Masjid in Noida. (Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)

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Devotees offer namaz at Red Road in Kolkata, West Bengal. (ANI)

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Members of Muslim community, who are offering services to pilgrims during Amarnath yatra, offered namaz at Baltal Base Camp on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha. They also held a special prayer for those who lost their lives in the cloudburst. (ANI)

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A view of Jama Masjid during the first Namaz on tge occasion of Eid-al-Adha in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times)

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BSF (Border Security Force) and Pakistan Rangers exchange sweets at Attari-Wagah border on the occasion of the festival. (ANI)

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Devotees offer namaz at Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. (ANI)

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Children wish each other on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. (ANI)