In Pictures: Muslims around the world mark the start of Ramadan

Ramadan - A month of fasting for Muslims from dawn to dusk - began on Wednesday (June 17) evening

Here's a glimpse at how Muslims in Singapore and other parts of the world prepared for the start of the holy month

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Jun 18, 2015, 12:04 PM

A Malaysian Islamic religious officer looking into a telescope for a sighting of the new moon to mark the start of Ramadan in Putrajaya, Malaysia. PHOTO: EPA

Members of the official committee to announce the sighting of the crescent moon, which signifies the start of Ramadan, at evening prayers in Karachi, Pakistan. PHOTO: EPA

Rohingya Muslim migrants reading verses from the Quran on the first day of Ramadan at an Indonesian refugee camp in Bireun Bayeun, East Aceh. PHOTO: EPA

Migrants praying on the eve of Ramadan in the Italian city of Ventimiglia, near the French border. PHOTO: AFP

An Arabic teacher instructing Filipino Muslim children on the proper way of praying on the first day of Ramadan, outside the Pink mosque in Datu Saudi Ampatuan town, Maguindanao province. PHOTO: EPA

Some 2,500 Muslims performing special evening prayers to mark the eve of the first day of Ramadan at Al-Mukminin Mosque in Jurong East.
ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

Indonesian Muslim women performing an evening prayer the night before Ramadan at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. PHOTO: EPA

Egyptians walking past traditional lanterns known in Arabic as "fanous", which are traditionally sold during Ramadan, in the Saida Zeinab district of Cairo.
PHOTO: AFP

A Yemeni vendor selling dates, a staple food for breaking fast during Ramadan, at a market in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.
PHOTO: AFP

A Palestinian man decorating his shop with fairy lights near the entrance of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, in the old city of Jerusalem. PHOTO: AFP

Ramadan decorations in front of the Mohammad Al-Amin mosque in downtown Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.
PHOTO: AFP

A steamroller running over bottles of alcohol at a police station in Jombong, East Java, ahead of Ramadan. PHOTO: AFP

A worker checking a printout of the Quran in Surabaya, Indonesia. Orders for it typically increase by 30 per cent before Ramadan.
PHOTO: REUTERS

Pink, green and blue lighting up a stretch of road from Geylang to Sims Ave as the annual Hari Raya light-up began on June 13. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN

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