In Pictures: Different shades of Eid-ul-Azha across the globe
The festival of sacrifice, Eid-ul-Adha is marked by feasting and sharing.
(WebDesk) - EID-AL-ADHA, also known as Festival of Sacrifice - is being celebrated across the globe by millions of Muslims with traditional reverence and fervent. Incredible images show Muslims across the world celebrating the important festival which coincides with the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
The festival of sacrifice at the end of the haj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, is marked by feasting and sharing.
Muslim pilgrims, dressed in white, reached Mount Arafat also known as Mount of Mercy. Photo: getty Images
Muslim pilgrims walk past a camel on Mount Arafat in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Getty Images
Aerial view shows Albanian Muslims as they pray in the main square of Kavaja. Photo: Getty Images
Jerusalem: A young Palestinian girl flies a helium balloon near the Dome of the Rock at al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Photo: Getty Images
Jerusalem:A clown distributes balloons near the Dome of the Rock at al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem s old city. Photo: Getty Images
Abu Dhabi: People enjoy the Fire works at Yas Marina in Yas Island, on Tuesday night, to celebrate Eid Al Adha.Photo:Gulf News
Abu Dhabi: Fire works at Yas Island. Photo: Gulf News
Bangladesh: People sit on the roof of overcrowded trains in Dhaka as they return home for Eid al-Adha. Photo: Getty Images
Iraq: A baker cooks Eid treats in Baghdad, Photo: AP
Russia:Police officers direct a congregation of Muslim believers leaving the annual celebration of Eid al-Adha in Moscow. Photo: AP
Lebanon: Sheep toys are displayed for sale to mark the holy day. Photo: AP
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Egypt: Muslims pray outside al-Seddik mosque in Cairo, during the holiday when meat from sacrificed animals is distributed to the poor. Photo: AP
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A Malian man shows off the goat he has bought in a market in Bamako. Sheep, goats, cows and camels are slaughtered in recognition of the willingness of the Prophet Abraham to follow God’s orders and sacrifice his son. Photo: AFP
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Syria: During Eid al-Adha Muslims visit the tombs of loved ones. This picture shows Syrians visiting graves in the northern city of Azaz in Aleppo province, near the border with Turkey. Photo: AFP
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Children dressed in their holiday clothes play in the opposition-held southern Syrian city of Daraa. Photo: AFP
Turkey: Sheep are unloaded from a truck in Istanbul in preparation for slaughter. Photo: AFP
