Photos: Muslims across India celebrate Eid al-Adha with enthusiasm

Eid al-Adha is being celebrated across India. The festive mood of Eid al-Adha brought hundreds of people to mosques on Saturday morning. (Money SHARMA / AFP)

Updated on: Sep 02, 2017 10:34 PM IST

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Eid al-Adha is being celebrated across India. The festive mood of Eid al-Adha brought hundreds of people to mosques on Saturday morning. (Money SHARMA / AFP)

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Id-ul-Zuha, also known as the sacrifice feast or Bakr-Id, is the second of the two Muslim holidays celebrated worldwide each year. (Virendra Singh Gosain/HT PHOTO)

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Muslim devotees gathered at Mall Road to offer prayers on the occasion of Eid-ul-Zuha at Idgah in Patiala. (Bharat Bhushan /HT photo)

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Despite heavy rain people offered prayers at Masjid-e-Khadira in Bengaluru. Id-ul-Zuha or Eid al-Adha begins with a prayer of two rakats, followed by a sermon. (Arijit Sen/HT Photo)

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People offer namaz on the occasion of Eid-al-Adah at Jama Masjid, in Noida. (Virendra Singh Gosain/HT PHOTO)

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Traditionally, Eid al-Adha is celebrated two days after the beginning of the Haj pilgrimage. (Pardeep Pandit / HT photo)

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In commemoration of this, an animal is sacrificed and divided into three parts -- one third of the share is given to the poor and needy; another third is given to relatives, friends and neighbours; and the remaining third is retained by the family. (Hindustan Times)

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It honours the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son, as an act of obedience to god’s command. (Virendra Singh Gosain/HT PHOTO)

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The start of this festival depends on the sighting of the new crescent moon. It begins on the 10th day of the one of the holiest months of the Islam calendar. (Kamal Kishore / PTI)