Moonsighting, shopping, prayers and more: Capturing Eid in India | Photos
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- The festival marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan. Sighting of the moon denotes the start of the Shawwal month in the lunar Islamic calendar.
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Members of the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board, Aishbagh Eidgah Imam Maulana Khalid Rasheed and others attempt to see the crescent moon of Eid al-Fitr, in Lucknow on Sunday.(ANI)
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Eid-Ul-Fitr was celebrated in India on March 31, Monday, as the moon was sighted the previous evening.(Raj K Raj/HT)
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Thousands of Muslims gathered at Delhi's iconic Jama Masjid on Monday morning to offer Eid prayers.(Raj K Raj/HT)
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The Jama Masjid in Delhi has a capacity to accommodate approximately 25,000 worshippers in its expansive courtyard. The mosque is a masterpiece of Indo-Islamic architecture, built with marble and red sandstone by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.(Raj K Raj/HT)
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To ensure smooth conduct of the festival, four police teams, along with paramilitary forces and senior officials, were deployed at Jama Masjid.(Raj K Raj/HT)
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Devotees exchange greetings after Eid prayers at Delhi's Jama Masjid on Monday. Many were seen helping police personnel manage the crowd after the prayers and ensuring that people exited the mosque in an orderly manner.(Raj K Raj/HT)
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A police officer hugs to greet a person after namaz during the Eid-Ul-Fitr festival celebrations, at Eidgah in Prayagraj, Monday, March 31, 2025.(PTI)
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Muslims offer prayers (namaz) on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr at the Jama Masjid in Sector 8 of Noida in Uttar Pradesh. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday greeted the people of the state on the occasion.(Sunil Ghosh/HT)
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Devotees gather to offer Eid prayers at a ground in sector-29 near Leisure Valley Park in Gurugram. The Haryana government on Sunday declared Eid-Ul-Fitr as a holiday on March 31 for private offices or institutions which follows the list of gazetted holidays meant for public offices.(Parveen Kumar/HT)
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Muslim women show their traditional Mehandi (henna) designs on the eve of Eid al-Fitr in Bengaluru, Karnataka(PTI)
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Devotees gather to offer Eid prayers at a ground in sector-29 near Leisure Valley Park in Gurugram. The state government said that in case an employee has already exhausted his/her restricted holidays, an additional restricted holiday shall be allowed.(Parveen Kumar/HT)
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Children shop at a stall on the eve of Eid Al-Fitr festival, in Ajmer on Sunday.(ANI)
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Mumbai city witnessed large crowds at mosques, with families and friends coming together to share in the joy of the occasion.(Praful Gangurde/HT )
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Muslim devotees offer prayer (namaz) on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr at Red Road in Kolkata on March 31, 2025. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said during Eid prayers in Kolkata that provocations are being made to fuel riots in Bengal and urged the people of the state to not fall into these traps.(Samir Jana/HT)
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Devotees offer namaaz on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr at YMCA ground in Mumbai.(Anshuman Poyrekar/HT)
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