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Eid Al-Fitr celebrated by India’s Muslims
Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, the Muslim calendar’s ninth and holiest month during which followers are required to abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn to dusk
An Indian street vendor sells balloons to Muslim faithful after Eid al-Fitr prayers near the Jama Masjid Mosque in the old quarters of New Delhi on August 20, 2012. Millions of Muslims across Asia began celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday on August 19, with a month of fasting giving way to feasting, family reunions and raucous festivities. India has the second largest population of Muslim followers in the world with over 150 million faithful. (AFP/Getty Images)
Muslim faithful cram a narrow street in old Delhi as they head to the Jama Masjid Mosque in New Delhi on August 20, 2012. Millions of Muslims across Asia began celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday on August 19, with a month of fasting giving way to feasting, family reunions and raucous festivities. India has the second largest population of Muslim followers in the world with over 150 million faithful. (AFP/Getty Images)
Indian Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers amongst the ruins of the Feroz Shah Kotla fort and mosque in New Delhi on August 20, 2012. Millions of Muslims across Asia began celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday on August 19, with a month of fasting giving way to feasting, family reunions and raucous festivities. India has the second largest population of Muslim followers in the world with over 150 million faithful. (AFP/Getty Images)
Indian Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers on a street outside the railway station in Mumbai on August 20, 2012. Millions of Muslims across Asia began celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday on August 19, with a month of fasting giving way to feasting, family reunions and raucous festivities. India has the second largest population of Muslim followers in the world with over 150 million faithful. (AFP/Getty Images)
Indian Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Shahi Jama Masjid Mosque in the Walled City of Ahmedabad on August 20, 2012. Millions of Muslims across Asia began celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday on August 19, with a month of fasting giving way to feasting, family reunions and raucous festivities. India has the second largest population of Muslim followers in the world with over 150 million faithful. (AFP/Getty Images)
