Eid-Ul-Fitr 2023: Here's how Muslims across the world are celebrating the auspicious occasion

Eid Ul-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of Shawwal, the 10th month of the Islamic lunar calendar.

Updated on: Apr 21, 2023 5:22 PM IST

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Eid-ul-Fitr marks the month-long Ramzan fasting and the beginning of Shawwal which is the tenth month per the Islamic calendar. The holiday of Eid will begin from April 21 onwards and Muslims in India will be observing the festival on April 22. Here are photos of how Muslims around the world are celebrating the auspicious occasion. (AFP)

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Followers of the Muhammadiyah Muslim organization take part in a morning prayer celebrating Eid Ul-Fitr. (AFP)

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People attend Eid Ul-Fitr prayers marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, outside the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. (REUTERS)

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Muslims pray during the first day of the Eid Ul-Fitr at the Ministry of Works club in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. (AFP)

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Muslim faithful attend Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Tononoka grounds in the port city of Mombasa, Kenya. (REUTERS)

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Devotees of the Dawoodi Bohra Community exchange greetings after offering prayers on the eve of Eid-al-Fitr, in Bhopal on Friday. (ANI)

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Henna artists apply mehndi on customers' hand at at a mall ahead of Eid Ul-Fitr festival in Islamabad. (AFP)

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Devotees of the Dawoodi Bohra Community offer prayers on the eve of Eid-al-Fitr, in Bhopal on Friday. (ANI)

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People attend Eid Ul-Fitr prayer at a stadium in the city of Idlib, Syria on Friday. (AP)