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In pictures: Eid al-Fitr

A Muslim cleans the floor of Badshahi mosque in Lahore, Pakistan

A Muslim man cleans the Badshahi mosque in Lahore, Pakistan ahead of prayers to mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the start of the Eid al-Fitr festival.

Young Muslims gather in Jakarta, Indonesia

After a month of fasting, young Muslims celebrate the start of Eid al-Fitr in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Afghans pray at the Eid Gah mosque, in Kabul, Afghanistan

The three-day Islamic holiday is also celebrated by Muslims at the Eid Gah mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan.

A man greets a mosque security guard in Baghdad, Iraq

In Baghdad, Iraqi Sunni Muslims begin Eid celebrations, while the holiday for Shia Muslims starts a day later.

in Sidoarjo, Indonesia

On the first day of Eid in Sidoarjo, Indonesia, Muslims cross earth dykes used to contain massive flows of steaming mud released from a crack in the ground during gas drilling.

Pakistani Kashmiri children raise their hands to receive Eid gifts in Muzaffarabad

Kashmiri earthquake survivor children raise their hands to receive Eid gifts outside a tent in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan.

Muslim woman worshipper in Ramallah

Meanwhile a Muslim woman worships in a soccer field in the West Bank town of Ramallah.

Bosnian Muslims at the Gazi-Husref Bey's Mosque in Sarajevo

And in Bosnia-Hercegovina, Muslims attend the Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Gazi-Husref Bey's Mosque in the capital, Sarajevo.






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