In Pictures: Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadan around the world

Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr festival marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Eid al-Fitr is the celebration following the holy fasting month of Ramadan when Muslims stop fasting from sunrise to sunset.

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Jul 05, 2016, 09:55 AM
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Jul 05, 2016, 09:17 AM
Haji Husain sits with colleagues to eat iftar on a fishing boat during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Ibrahim Hyderi, on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan on June 12, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
Anwaar Hussain, his coworkers and employer eat iftar inside a shop in the old quarters of Delhi, India, on June 14, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
A shopkeeper prays in his stall at a bazaar ahead of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Singapore, on July 4, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A man carries a tray with traditional sweets on his head ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan in the rebel held besieged town of Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria on July 3, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
A Muslim man observes the position of the moon using a telescope to determine the end of the month of Ramadan as well as the first day to celebrate Eid al-Fitr festival at Lhok Nga, Aceh, Indonesia, on July 4, 2016. PHOTO: EPA
People shop at a bazaar ahead of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Singapore, on July 4, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
Youths break their fast at a bazaar ahead of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Singapore, on July 4, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
A Muslim man uses a traditional tool to look at the position of the moon near the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Al-Musyari'in mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 4, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
A Kashmiri Muslim girls looks on as she shops ahead of Eid al-Fitr festival in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, on July 4, 2016. PHOTO: EPA
A Malaysian swings around fireworks to celebrate the last day of the Muslims' Holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Shah Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 4, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

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