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PHOTO GALLERY: Eid Al-Adha unites the Muslim world in prayers and festivities




Muslims participate in a special morning prayer around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in Mecca. AFP

Muslims perform a special morning prayer on the first day of the Eid al-Adha festival, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City. AFP

Palestinian children, along with others, participate in a special morning prayer on the first day of the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip. AFP

This aerial picture shows Muslim worshippers offering Eid al-Adha special prayers at the Baiturrahman grand mosque in Banda Aceh. AFP

Muslims gather to perform Eid al-Adha prayers at Zaytuna Mosque in Tunis, Tunisia. AP

Muslim worshippers perform the early morning prayers for Eid al-Adha, at the Grand Mosque in Pristina, Kosovo. AFP

Muslim devotees offer Eid al-Adha prayers on a street in central Saint Petersburg. AFP

Muslims gather for Eid al-Adha prayers in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. AP

Filipino Muslims gather during the celebration of Eid Al-Adha at the Blue Mosque in Taguig, Metro Manila. AFP

Muslim worshippers offer Eid al-Adha special prayers at Al-Bayt Al-Islami Mosque in Sydney. AFP

Muslim faithfuls pray in front of a mosque during the celebration of Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice, in Adjame, a working-class neighborhood in Abidjan. AFP

Muslim worshippers greet each other after the early morning prayers for Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice, in Ashishi island in the Meroe district of northern Sudan. AFP

Muslims visit the graves of their loved ones on the first day of the Eid al-Adha festival in Damascus. AFP

A family takes a selfie after Eid al-Adha prayers at an open field in Lagos, Nigeria. AP

Muslims gather for Eid al-Adha prayers in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. AP

Muslims attend Eid al-Adha prayers at Taipei Grand Mosque in Taipei, Taiwan. AP

Muslims attend the prayer of the first day of Eid al-Adha, outside a mosque in Sanaa, Yemen. AP

A Muslim woman shares food after offering Eid al-Adha prayers at Taipei Grand Mosque in Taipei, Taiwan. AP

A Muslim man celebrates with a child after participating in a special morning prayer on the first day of the Eid al-Adha festival, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City. AFP