Eid-ul-Adha: Muslims across the world celebrate Bakrid by offering special prayers

On the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, Muslims across the world offered special Eid prayers. See pictures inside.

Updated on: Jun 29, 2023 11:12 AM IST

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Muslims across the world offered special Eid prayers, also known as Salat Al Eid, on the first day of Eid-ul-Adha, which is being observed in several countries today, June 28. In India, Eid-ul-Adha, also known as Bakrid or the Festival of Sacrifice will be celebrated on June 29. (AFP)

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Muslims attend prayers on the first day of Muslim holiday of Eid-ul-Adha at the Zahara Square in Juba, South Sudan on June 28. (REUTERS)

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Muslim pilgrims gather around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, as they perform Eid-ul-Adha morning prayers in Mecca. (AFP)

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Sunni Muslim worshippers perform the morning prayers for Eid-ul-adha at the Mohamed al-Amin mosque on the eastern side of Iraq's northern city of Mosul. (AFP)

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Known as the "big" festival, Eid-ul-adha, or Feast of Sacrifice, is celebrated each year by Muslims sacrificing various animals according to religious traditions, including cows, camels, goats, and sheep. (AFP)

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Muslims attend prayers on the first day of Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha at the Mogadishu Stadium in Mogadishu, Somalia. (REUTERS)