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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.
Kolkata, Jul 21 (EFE/EPA).- Muslim devotees across India on Tuesday marked the Eid al-Adha overshadowed by pandemic as several mosques in 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: PIYAL ADHIKARY). SHOT LIST: INDIAN MUSLIMS PERFORM EID AL-ADHA MORNING PRAYERS AT A MOSQUE IN KOLKATA, EASTERN INDIA.
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.
Banda Aceh, May 24 (EFE/EPA).- A large crowd of Indonesian Muslims in Banda Aceh on Sunday gathered at a local mosque for Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, despite the social-distancing recommendations by the World Health Organization amid the COVID-19 pandemic (Camera: HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK).SHOTLIST: WORSHIPPERS PRAY AT THE BAITURRAHMAN GRAND MOSQUE FOR EID AL FITR PRAYERS AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA.
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