Eid-ul-Fitr is being celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety in various parts of the country on Thursday. The festival marks the culmination of the fasting holy month of Ramzan.
The faithfuls will offer Eid prayers in Eidgahs and mosques. In Delhi, main Eid congregations are being held at the Jama Masjid, Fatehpuri Masjid and Shahi Eidgah. Prayers were also offered at Eidgah in Bhopal.
Elaborate security arrangements have been made for the occasion. In Kerala and Jammu and Kashmir, Eid was celebrated yesterday.
PM Modi also wished, “My greetings and best wishes on Eid-ul-Fitr. May this special day deepen the spirit of harmony and peace in society.” He also said that he wished Eid greetings to HM King Salman.”Spoke to President Rouhani, President Ghani, PM Nawaz Sharif, PM Sheikh Hasina & President Yameen and greeted them on Eid,” he tweeted.
Prayers being offered at Delhi's Jama Masjid on the occasion of Eid-ul-fitr pic.twitter.com/vSQNIMpUEP
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Eid-ul-fitr being celebrated at Delhi's Jama Masjid pic.twitter.com/WpP3V80Xm3
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Madhya Pradesh: Prayers being offered at Eidgah in Bhopal on the occasion of Eid-ul-fitr pic.twitter.com/8DVZILRy9o
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Eid-ul-Fitr prayers being offered at Baba Mubarak Khan Shaheed mosque in Gorakhpur (UP) pic.twitter.com/EBxRA01UlA
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Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations at Baba Mubarak Khan Shaheed mosque in Gorakhpur (UP) pic.twitter.com/FMmnNgzcIh
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Tamil Nadu: Women offer Eid-ul-Fitr prayers in Royapettah, Chennai. pic.twitter.com/OmubsH4H2L
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Eid-ul-Fitr prayers being offered in Ahmedabad (Gujarat) pic.twitter.com/3LdrCirWbd
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Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations: Prayers being offered in Jaipur (Rajasthan) pic.twitter.com/sAHFJ8vAvI
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