Eid-ul-Adha: Muslims worldwide gather for celebrations

Eid-ul-Adha, the celebration of Prophet Ibrahim's sacrifice for his Lord, will be observed in India on June 29.

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Muslims across the world will celebrate Eid-ul-Adha, also known as Bakrid or the Festival of Sacrifice on June 28 or June 29, depending on the sighting of the moon. Several countries are observing the festival today. Eid-ul-Adha falls on the 10th day of Dhu'l-Hijjah, the last month of the Islamic calendar. During this festival, devout Muslims offer a goat or sheep as a sacrificial animal. However, for the vow of seven Muslims, a single camel and a calf will suffice. Here's how Muslims across the world are celebrating the festival. (AFP)

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An Afghan butcher slaughters a sheep on the occasion of Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Kabul on June 28. (AFP)

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Muslim worshippers gather at the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City during Eid Al-Adha morning prayers on June 28. (AFP)

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Palestinians celebrate the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in the Al-Aqsa compound also known to Jews as the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City. (REUTERS)

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An Afghan butcher slaughters a sheep on the occasion of Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Kabul. (AFP)

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Known as the "big" festival, Eid al-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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People bring their sheep to be slaughtered for the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha in Kuwait City on June 28.  (AFP)

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During the festival, Muslims around the world slaughter an animal and offer part of the meat to charity in a ritual that commemorates the readiness of Prophet Ibrahim -- Abraham in the Christian and Jewish faiths -- to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God.  (AFP)