Muslims around the world celebrate Eid Al Fitr - in pictures

Faithful offer prayers and families celebrate the end of the holy month

Boys hold balloons after performing an Eid al-Fitr prayer at a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan. AP Photo

Muslims greet each other after prayers on the first day of Eid al-Fitr holiday outside Abu Hanifa mosque in Baghdad, Iraq. AP Photo

Family members pray at the grave of departed relatives on the first day of Eid al-Fitr in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat. AFP

Muslims stand outside a mosque during Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Manila, Philippines. AFP

Albanian Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr prayers in Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania. Reuters

A child looks on as people offer special prayers on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr at Eidgah Sharif shrine in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. AFP

Women blow up balloons as worshippers celebrate Eid al-Fitr holiday after the morning prayer at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Old Jerusalem. AFP

A girl carries a doll in a street market in Mogadishu, Somalia, as preparations are made for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. AP Photo

Fatema Zuhayli and her children Ayah, Patul and Yunis Kutmah make sweets the day before Eid at their home in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Reuters

A worker disinfects the worship house at Kubah Emas Mosque ahead of Eid al-Fitr holidays in Depok, Indonesia. EPA

The Manila Golden Mosque is painted in preparation for Eid al-Fitr festival marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines. Reuters

People on motorcycles rush to board a ferry at Mawa Ferry Terminal to get home to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, after the government imposed coronavirus disease restrictions on long-route public transport, in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. Reuters

An Ivorian Muslim arrives by bike in front of a mosque during the Eid al-Fitr Muslim celebration marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. EPA

Fruit vendors wait for customers ahead of the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of Islamic holy month of Ramadan, at a market in Kabul. AFP

Munasir Bajah calls to prayer from St Albans Museum and Gallery ahead of Eid al-Fitr celebrations, St Albans, Britain. Reuters

An employee wearing hazmat suit sprays disinfection liquid at the Golden Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. This will be the second straight year that Eid al-Fitr, the biggest and busiest Muslim holiday, has been muted, which could dampen growth outlooks in Indonesia. Bloomberg

Muslim children carry torches around the neighbourhood during a parade to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters

People buy sweets for the Eid al-Fitr festival, the celebrations marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA

Muslims use traditional tools to look for the position of the moon to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, ahead of the Eid al-Fitr festival, at Al-Musyari'in mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters

Dubai Police fire the Eid Al Fitr cannon to mark the end of Ramadan at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National.

Iraqi's gather on the astronomical observatory for moon sighting to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the central holy shrine city of Najaf. AFP

Faithfuls are seen at the prayer for Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that marks the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan, in the central Mosque of Bamako. AFP

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