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Shoppers flock to a textile market in the north Indian city of Srinagar days before Eid Al Fitr, the festival that ends the month of fasting. AFP -
An iftar gathering at Sunahri Mosque in the northern Pakistani city of Peshawar. AP -
A young worshipper waits to break his day-long fast in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. AP -
Afghans line up to receive ration aid donated by the Chinese government during Ramadan, in Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA -
Children play at the Sarkhej Roza complex in Ahmedabad, India, during Ramadan. AFP -
A family takes a selfie as they wait to board a free bus, sponsored by Indonesia's Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises, to their home village in Central Java. AP -
Muslim protesters gather to eat iftar in front of the president's secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA -
The Jama Masjid mosque in Allahabad. AFP -
People head to the railway station in Dhaka to buy train tickets ahead of Eid Al Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan. AFP -
People shop ahead of Eid Al Fitr in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA -
A man prays on the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar. Reuters -
Bangladeshi Muslim students read the Quran in Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA -
Reading the Quran during Ramadan is considered a rewarding act by Muslims, such as this man at a mosque in Pakistan's northern city of Peshawar. EPA -
Egyptian confectioner Mostafa Anwar makes a traditional oriental dessert called 'Kunafa' in Cairo. AFP -
The faithful break their fast during Ramadan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP -
Muslims break their Ramadan fast at an open iftar outside the Royal Albert Hall in London. Reuters -
Iftar spread is laid out at Jama Masjid in the old quarters of New Delhi, India. EPA -
A young worshipper at Jama Masjid in the old quarters of New Delhi, India. AFP -
Orphans read copies of the Quran at the Majamma Nuruljinan in Pattani, southern Thailand. AFP -
A volunteer prepares iftar food at a shrine in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AFP -
Muslims break their fast at the Shah-E-Alam shrine in Ahmedabad, India. AFP -
A worker in Lahore, Pakistan, dries vermicelli used to make a traditional sweet dish popular during Ramadan. EPA -
Lorry drivers pray before breaking their fast in Lahore, Pakistan. AP -
Women offer prayers during the first Friday of Ramadan at the historic Badshahi mosque, in Lahore, Pakistan. AP -
Men attend the first Friday prayers of Ramadan at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA -
A man prepares food for devotees to end their fast at the Jama-e-Masjid Aiwan in Hyderabad, India. AFP -
Muslims leave after offering first Friday prayers at the Badshahi mosque. AP -
Muslim girls read the Quran before the start of the Friday prayers at the Jamia mosque in Nairobi, Kenya. Reuters -
A man looks through a sunshade tent erected for worshippers in the compound of Jama Masjid in New Delhi, India. AP -
People attend the first Friday prayers of Ramadan in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA -
Bangladeshi Muslims visit the mosque after attending Friday prayers during the holy month of Ramadan at a Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA -
Workers fry sweets at a traditional confectionery shop in the Afghan capital Kabul. AFP -
A young girl enjoys a great view of evening prayer at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. AP -
A Muslim shopkeeper selling hijabs waits to have his iftar meal during the holy month in a street market in Mumbai. Reuters -
Blind Muslims read the Quran in braille in Medan, Indonesia, during the holy month. AFP -
A Muslim places food for people to break their fast on a roadside in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA -
A worker prepares vermicelli, used to make traditional sweet dishes popularly consumed throughout Ramadan, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India. AFP -
Women gather for prayer at a mosque in Narathiwat, Thailand. AFP -
An Indian worker stacks vermicelli at a factory in Allahabad, India. AFP -
Sugary drinks are prepared for iftar in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA -
Preparation for iftar is under way at a mosque in Kolkata, eastern India. EPA -
A woman reads the Quran as she waits for iftar at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA
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