Eid-ul-Adha: Muslim devotees across India offer special prayers
In India, Eid-ul-Adha, also known as Bakrid or the Festival of Sacrifice will be celebrated on June 29.
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Eid al-Adha, known as the “Feast of Sacrifice,” is being observed in several countries today, June 29. Many Southeast Asia nations, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore observed Eid al-Adha on Thursday, while Muslims in other parts of the globe, including in countries like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Afghanistan and Nigeria, celebrated the holiday on Wednesday. It varies according to moon sightings in different parts of the world. (AFP)
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Muslim devotees offer Eid al-Adha prayers at the Jama Masjid in the old quarters of New Delhi.(AFP)
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Muslim children celebrate the Eid-ul-Adha festival at historic Gandhi Maidan in Patna.(PTI)
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On the auspicious occasion of the holy festival of Eid ul-Adha on Thursday, Democratic Progressive Azad Party chief Ghulam Nabi Azad offered namaz in Delhi and said that the festival teaches sacrifice.(PTI)
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