World celebrates Eid al-Adha

Updated On Oct 15, 2013 04:13 pm IST
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Palestinians pray in front of the golden dome inside the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha or 'The Feast of Sacrifice'. (AFP photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Palestinians pray in front of the golden dome inside the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha or 'The Feast of Sacrifice'. (AFP photo)

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Muslims attend Eid al-Adha prayers at Martyrs' Square in Tripoli to mark the end of the haj pilgrimage. (Reuters photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Muslims attend Eid al-Adha prayers at Martyrs' Square in Tripoli to mark the end of the haj pilgrimage. (Reuters photo)

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Iraqis exchange greetings after prayers at the 17th Ramadan mosque on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Baghdad. (AP photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Iraqis exchange greetings after prayers at the 17th Ramadan mosque on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Baghdad. (AP photo)

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Security forces search worshipers outside a mosque on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Baghdad. (AP photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Security forces search worshipers outside a mosque on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Baghdad. (AP photo)

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Kyrgyz worshippers pray on the first day of the Eid al-Adha celebrations in Moscow. (AFP photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Kyrgyz worshippers pray on the first day of the Eid al-Adha celebrations in Moscow. (AFP photo)

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrives at a mosque inside the presidential palace to deliver his Eid al-Adha message in Kabul. (AP photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrives at a mosque inside the presidential palace to deliver his Eid al-Adha message in Kabul. (AP photo)

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A Pakistani man holds his bulls to sell in an animal market ahead of Eid al-Adha in Islamabad. (AFP photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A Pakistani man holds his bulls to sell in an animal market ahead of Eid al-Adha in Islamabad. (AFP photo)

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Muslims pray during Eid al-Adha in Tunis to mark the end of the haj pilgrimage. (Reuters photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Muslims pray during Eid al-Adha in Tunis to mark the end of the haj pilgrimage. (Reuters photo)

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A boy prays during Eid al-Adha in Tunis to mark the end of the haj pilgrimage by slaughtering animals to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command. (Reuters photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A boy prays during Eid al-Adha in Tunis to mark the end of the haj pilgrimage by slaughtering animals to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command. (Reuters photo)

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A woman prays near a grave as she visits a cemetery on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Syria. (Reuters photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman prays near a grave as she visits a cemetery on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Syria. (Reuters photo)

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A boy sits in a mosque during Eid al-Adha celebrations in Kunming, Yunnan province. (Reuters photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A boy sits in a mosque during Eid al-Adha celebrations in Kunming, Yunnan province. (Reuters photo)

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Palestinian girls attend prayers on the first day of Eid al-Adha in al-Yarmouk stadium in Gaza City, (AP photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Palestinian girls attend prayers on the first day of Eid al-Adha in al-Yarmouk stadium in Gaza City, (AP photo)

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