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Photos: Eid celebrations in India amid Covid-19
Most of the states in India have imposed curfews in wake of surging Covid-19 cases due to which the mosques wore a deserted look in many parts of the country and people offered namaz at their home. A look at how India celebrated Eid-al-Fitr in the times of Covid-19.
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Men greet each other after offering prayers during Eid-al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of Islamic holy fasting month of Ramzan, outside their home during a Covid-19 induced lockdown, in Hyderabad on May 14. Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, people in most parts of India offered namaz at their homes.(Noah Seelam / AFP)
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A woman offers prayer inside her home during Eid-al-Fitr, on May 14.(Prakash Mathema / AFP)
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A Muslim family offers prayers during Eid-al-Fitr, in Hyderabad on May 14. In Hyderabad, Mecca Masjid was closed for the public as the administration has asked to offer prayers at home due to a Covid-19 induced lockdown. However, there is a relaxation in lockdown from 6 to 10 pm, ANI reported.(Noah Seelam / AFP)
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A large number of devotees gather to offer prayers on the occasion of Eid-al-Fitr festival, at Jama Masjid Khairuddin, in Amritsar on May 14. "We have followed all the Covid-19 guidelines while offering the namaz. Only nearby people came to offer namaz at the Jama masjid. We prayed for all the people who are suffering from Covid-19," Mohammad Danish told ANI.(Narinder Nanu / AFP)
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A deserted view of Jama Masjid on the occasion of Eid-al-Fitr festival, during the ongoing Covid-induced lockdown, in New Delhi, on May 14. Most of the mosques across the country wore a deserted look as states have imposed curfews in wake of the surge in Covid-19 cases.(Manvender Vashist / PTI)
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A Muslim devotee walks along the deserted courtyard of the Jama Masjid during Eid-al-Fitr festival, in New Delhi on May 14. Unlike the pre-corona times when at least 15,000-18,000 people gathered to offer the namaz in one of the country’s largest mosques, the Jama Masjid stayed shut to avoid crowding and only the Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari and the mosque staff offered namaz inside the Mughal-era monument.(Arun Sankar / AFP)
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Muslim devotees pray next to the graves of their relatives including those who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the occasion of the Eid-al-Fitr festival, in Ahmedabad, on May 14.(Amit Dave / REUTERS)
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