Eid Al Adha around the world - in pictures
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Muslims attend Eid prayers at Khuddus Sab Eidga Masjid in Bangalore, India. Eid Al Adha is one of the two holiest Muslims holidays celebrated each year. EPA -
A Muslim worshipper is reflected while praying at the Foundation of the Islamic Centre of Thailand, marking Eid Al Adha in Bangkok. Reuters -
Worshippers offer Eid Al Adha prayers at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA -
Eid Al Adha prayers take place at Al Ikhlas Mosque in Madura, East Java, Indonesia. Reuters -
Children enjoy a fiairground ride during the Muslim holiday of Eid Al Adha in Sidon, Lebanon. Reuters -
A young Muslim man jumps from the ancient wall surrounding the old city of Acre into the Mediterranean Sea during the Eid Al Adha holiday in Israel. AP -
A child peeks through a tarpaulin to watch a sacrifice ritual at the Great Mosque of Al Azhar in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters -
A Muslim boy offers prayers on Eid Al Adha at a mosque in Chennai, India. EPA -
Muslim devotees leave after offering Eid Al Adha prayers, the feast of the sacrifice marking the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Makkah, at a mosque in Amritsar, India. AFP -
Eid Al Adha prayers, given here in Dhaka, Bangladesh also commemorate the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to Allah. AFP -
Muslim women greet each other after prayers in Lahore. AFP -
Pakistani butchers prepare to sacrifice a camel in Peshawar. EPA -
Muslims offer Eid Al Adha prayers at the Great Mosque of Baitul Makmur Meulaboh in Aceh province, Indonesia. Reuters -
The feast of the sacrifice at Galle Fort Mosque, south-west Sri Lanka. AFP -
A cow to be sacrificed for Eid Al Adha in Karachi. EPA -
Nigerian Muslim women take pictures at Jama Masjid on the occasion of Eid Al Adha, in the old quarters of Delhi. Reuters -
Men carry party balloons in the old quarters of Delhi. Reuters -
Eid Al Adha prayers at a public park outside El Seddik Mosque in Cairo. Reuters -
In Cairo, thousands of Muslims gather to pray as the Eid Al Adha holiday begins. AFP -
Afghan refugees share Eid Al Adha greetings at a mosque in the Kazana refugee camp on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan. AP -
A Palestinian child, dressed in new clothes, in Gaza city during the Eid Al Adha holiday. AFP -
Celebrations for Eid Al Adha holiday in front of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. AFP -
Palestinians in Gaza city at prayer during the Eid Al Adha holiday. AFP -
Worshippers gather to pray in the courtyard of the Al Nouri Mosque in Mosul, northern Iraq, during the Eid Al Adha holiday. AFP -
Worshippers share greetings after Eid Al Adha prayers at Al Nouri Mosque in Mosul, northern Iraq. Reuters -
Prayers on the first day of Eid Al Adha in Amman, Jordan. Reuters -
In Sudan, Muslims gather to pray at the Al Burhaniya Mosque in Khartoum as Eid Al Adha begins. AFP -
A mosque celebration of Eid Al Adha near Grozny, the capital of Chechen Republic in Russia. AP -
Muslims gather for prayers to celebrate Eid Al Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice, that commemorates the Prophet Ibrahim's faith, in Nairobi, Kenya. AP -
Syria's President Bashar Al Assad attends Eid Al Adha prayers at Sahabi Abdallah bin Abbas Mosque in Aleppo. Reuters -
Prayers on the first day of Eid Al Adha outside the Ayasofya-i Kebir Camii or Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters -
Prayers on the first day of Eid Al Adha outside the Ayasofya-i Kebir Camii or Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters -
Bosnian Muslims pray during early morning prayer on Eid Al Adha outside Gazi-Husref Bey, central mosque. AFP -
Muslims pray outside Al Amin Mosque in Beirut on the first day of Eid Al Adha. Reuters -
Muslims pray outside Al Amin Mosque in Beirut on the first day of Eid Al Adha. Reuters -
Prayers as Eid Al Adha begins in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters -
Afghans pray on the first day of Eid Al Adha in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters -
Taliban fighters greet each other outside the Shah-e Doh Shamshira Mosque in Kabul as the Eid Al Adha holiday begins. Reuters -
Palestinians at prayer in Jerusalem's Old City as Eid Al Adha begins. Reuters -
A child watches as morning prayers to mark Eid Al Adha begin at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. EPA -
Eid Al Adha is the holiest of the two Muslim holidays celebrated each year. EPA -
Worshippers in the Philippines take selfies after morning prayers to celebrate Eid Al Adha. PA -
Muslims pray during Eid Al Adha celebrations at the central mosque in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. EPA -
Muslims pray during Eid Al Adha celebrations at the central mosque in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. EPA -
Muslims pray during Eid Al Adha celebrations at the central mosque in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. EPA
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