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New Delhi, Jul 21 (EFE/EPA).- Muslim devotees in India on Tuesday marked the Eid al-Adha celebrations overshadowed by pandemic as several mosques in New Delhi remained closed for the public due to COVID-19 restrictions.Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated annually as it marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. (Camera: RAJATA GUPTA).SHOT LIST: INDIAN SECURITY PERSONNEL STAND GUARD OUTSIDE NEARLY DESERTED JAMA MAJID MOSQUE IN NEW DELHI, INDIA.
Medan / Depok, Jul 20 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of Indonesian Muslims gathered at mosques across the country on Tuesday for a mass morning prayers to mark Eid al-Adha.The festival commemorates the Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael as a sign of submission to Allah and also marks the Hajj, the yearly Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. Cattle and goats are slaughtered as part of the celebration and the meat split into three parts, one for the family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor. (Camera: DEDEI SINUHAJI / BAGUS INDAHONO).SHOT LIST: INDONESIAN MUSLIMS HOLD AN EID AL-ADHA PRAYING AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AT AL-MASHUN GRAND MOSQUE, IN MEDAN, NORTH SUMATRA, INDONESIA, AND INDONESIANS ARRANGE PIECES OF MEAT BEFORE BEING DISTRIBUTED DURING EID AL-ADHA CELEBRATIONS IN DEPOK, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA.
Kolkata, Aug 20 (EFE/EPA).- Shiite Muslims in Kolkata marked Friday the sacred month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic Calendar.The climax of Muharram is the Ashura festival which is believed to be the day that Moses - considered an important prophet in Islam - led the Jews to safety by parting the Red Sea; importantly, Ashura is also the same day the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, was killed in battle in AD 680, making the day a solemn occasion for Shia worldwide, who deeply revere Hussein.Ashura is the peak of ten days of mourning when Shiite Muslims mourn the killing of Imam Hussein whose shrine is located in Karbala in southern Iraq. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY).SHOT LIST: SHIITE MUSLIMS MARK ASHURA DAY IN KOLKATAA, INDIA.
Quezon City, Jul 20 (EFE/EPA).- Filipino muslims gathered at mosques across the country on Tuesday for a mass prayer session to mark Eid al-Adha. After the prayer, meat from an animal that was sacrificed was distributed to local residents.The festival commemorates Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismael as a sign of submission to Allah, and coincides with the Hajj, the yearly Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA).SHOT LIST: MUSLIMS CONDUCT MORNING PRAYERS TO MARK EID AL-ADHA AT A COMMUNITY MOSQUE IN QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Beirut, Jul 20 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of Muslims in Lebanon gathered at mosques across the country on Tuesday for a mass morning prayers to mark Eid al-Adha.The festival commemorates the Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael as a sign of submission to Allah and also marks the Hajj, the yearly Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. (Camera: NABIL MOUNZER).SHOT LIST: MUSLIMS WEARING PROTECTIVE FACEMASKS PERFORM EID AL-ADHA PRAYERS AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AT AL-AMEEN MOSQUE, IN DOWN TOWN BEIRUT, LEBANON.
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