Celebrating Eid al-Adha

Updated On Oct 26, 2012 08:50 pm IST
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Kashmiri Muslim women shop at a local market ahead of Eid al-Adha in Srinagar. AFP/Rouf Bhat expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Kashmiri Muslim women shop at a local market ahead of Eid al-Adha in Srinagar. AFP/Rouf Bhat

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An Indian Kashmiri Muslim vendor sells bread at a local market ahead of Eid al-Adha in Srinagar. AFP/Rouf Bhat expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An Indian Kashmiri Muslim vendor sells bread at a local market ahead of Eid al-Adha in Srinagar. AFP/Rouf Bhat

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Shoppers walk in a market on the eve of Eid al-Adha festival in Srinagar. Reuters expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Shoppers walk in a market on the eve of Eid al-Adha festival in Srinagar. Reuters

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Bosnian Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at the central, Gazi-Husref Bey mosque, in Sarajevo. Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, honours Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael on the order of God, who according to tradition then provided a lamb in the boy's place. AFP/Elvis Barukcic expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Bosnian Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at the central, Gazi-Husref Bey mosque, in Sarajevo. Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, honours Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael on the order of God, who according to tradition then provided a lamb in the boy's place. AFP/Elvis Barukcic

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Iraqi Shiite Muslim women attend the Eid al-Adha prayer, outside the party headquarters of the Supreme Islamic Council, in Baghdad, Iraq. Eid al-Adha is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide. AP/Hadi Mizban expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Iraqi Shiite Muslim women attend the Eid al-Adha prayer, outside the party headquarters of the Supreme Islamic Council, in Baghdad, Iraq. Eid al-Adha is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide. AP/Hadi Mizban

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Indian vendors display Muslim skull caps at a market ahead of Eid al-Adha festival in New Delhi. AP/Altaf Qadri expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Indian vendors display Muslim skull caps at a market ahead of Eid al-Adha festival in New Delhi. AP/Altaf Qadri

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A boy looks on during Kurban-Ait, also known as Eid al-Adha in Arabic, prayers in front of Central Mosque in Almaty. Reuters/Shamil Zhumatov expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A boy looks on during Kurban-Ait, also known as Eid al-Adha in Arabic, prayers in front of Central Mosque in Almaty. Reuters/Shamil Zhumatov

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Afghan refugees exchange Eid greetings after offering Eid al-Adha prayers on the outskirts of Peshawar. AFP/A Majeed expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Afghan refugees exchange Eid greetings after offering Eid al-Adha prayers on the outskirts of Peshawar. AFP/A Majeed

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Indonesian Muslim women pray at a field during the Eid al-Adha celebration in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. AP/Firdia Lisnawati expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Indonesian Muslim women pray at a field during the Eid al-Adha celebration in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. AP/Firdia Lisnawati

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A man reads a religious book during prayers in Jakarta ahead of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha. AFP/Bay Ismoyo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A man reads a religious book during prayers in Jakarta ahead of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha. AFP/Bay Ismoyo

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Shi'ite Muslims attend prayers for Eid al-Adha in Sadr City, northeastern Baghdad. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid-al-Adha to mark the end of the Haj. Reuters/Mohammed Ameen expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Shi'ite Muslims attend prayers for Eid al-Adha in Sadr City, northeastern Baghdad. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid-al-Adha to mark the end of the Haj. Reuters/Mohammed Ameen

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Afghan children sit on a carnival ride during Eid al-Adha in Kabul. Reuters/Mohammad Ismail expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Afghan children sit on a carnival ride during Eid al-Adha in Kabul. Reuters/Mohammad Ismail

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Muslim attend a mass prayer on Eid al-Adha festival in Kalitengah village, on the slopes of volcano Mount Merapi, Yogyakarta. Reuters/Dwi Oblo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Muslim attend a mass prayer on Eid al-Adha festival in Kalitengah village, on the slopes of volcano Mount Merapi, Yogyakarta. Reuters/Dwi Oblo

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Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at a playground in Kochi, Kerala. Reuters expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at a playground in Kochi, Kerala. Reuters

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