Preparations for the holy month of Ramadan across the world

A father holds his girls as one of them looks into a telescope during a moon sighting event on top of Jebel Hafeet mountain ahead of the holy month of Ramadan (AP Photo)

Updated on: Jun 17, 2015 6:45 PM IST

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A father holds his girls as one of them looks into a telescope during a moon sighting event on top of Jebel Hafeet mountain ahead of the holy month of Ramadan (AP Photo)

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Preparations are in progress for the upcoming Ramadan at the 17th century Badshahi mosque in Lahore, Pakistan (AP Photo)

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A prayer beads salesman looks at oversized prayer beads at his shop at a market in Peshawar, Pakistan (Reuters Photo)

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Thai Islamic leaders gather during a religious ceremony ahead of the start of the holy month of Ramadan in the Chanae district of Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat(AFP Photo)

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Pakistani customers buy foodstuff ahead of Ramadan in Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Pakistan (AP Photo)

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Indonesian people offer prayers at a cemetery ahead of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan in Jakarta (AFP Photo)

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Indonesian police destroy bottles of alcohol at a police station ahead of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan in Jombang, East Java (AFP Photo)

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A Palestinian man decorates his shop with fairy lights near the entrance of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, in the old city of Jerusalem (AFP Photo)

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Palestinians watch the lighting of a big lantern to mark the upcoming Islamic holiday of Ramadan at the center of the West Bank city of Ramallah (AP Photo)

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Indonesian Muslim children carry torches during a parade marking Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia (AP Photo)

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People walk under lights decorating Damascus Gate outside the old city of Jerusalem as Muslims around the world prepare for the announcement of the fasting month of Ramadan (AFP Photo)