Sheep for sacrifice during Muslim festival

People looking at sheep for sale yesterday, ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha on Friday, at a makeshift market in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. Owing to a Covid-19 lockdown, few people ventured out to buy sacrificial anima
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People looking at sheep for sale yesterday, ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha on Friday, at a makeshift market in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. Owing to a Covid-19 lockdown, few people ventured out to buy sacrificial animals and there were also few animal dealers at the market. Eid al-Adha marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (haj) to Mecca, one of Islam's holiest sites. Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and divide the meat into three portions, one for the family, another for friends and relatives, and the third for the poor and needy.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 28, 2020, with the headline Sheep for sacrifice during Muslim festival. Subscribe