BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In pictures: Eid al-Fitr

BBC NEWS / IN PICTURES
Graphics Version BBC Sport Home

Monday, 23 October 2006, 17:50 GMT 18:50 UK

In pictures: Eid al-Fitr

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

1 of 8
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

Young Muslims gather in Jakarta, Indonesia

2 of 8
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

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

3 of 8
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

A man greets a mosque security guard in Baghdad, Iraq

4 of 8
In Baghdad, Iraqi Sunni Muslims begin Eid celebrations, while the holiday for Shia Muslims starts a day later.

5 of 8
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

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

6 of 8
Kashmiri earthquake survivor children raise their hands to receive Eid gifts outside a tent in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan.

Muslim woman worshipper in Ramallah

7 of 8
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

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

8 of 8
And in Bosnia-Hercegovina, Muslims attend the Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Gazi-Husref Bey's Mosque in the capital, Sarajevo.

E-mail this to a friend