Marking Islam's Eid al-Adha worldwide 2013

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Muslims gather to pray during Eid Al-Adha prayers in Omdurman, Sudan. Photograph: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters
Muslims gather to pray during Eid Al-Adha prayers in Omdurman, Sudan. Photograph: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters
Filipino Muslims hold prayer pamplets during Eid Al-Adha celebration in Manila's Luneta park. Photograph: Erik De Castro/Reuters
Filipino Muslims pray during Eid Al-Adha celebrations in Manila's Luneta park. Photograph: Erik De Castro/Reuters
A child plays with a handphone as people attend an Eid al-Adha mass prayer in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Photograph: Junaidi Hanafiah/Reuters
Somalian soldiers stand guard outside the Isbahaysiga Mosque during prayers on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Mogadishu. Photograph: Ismail Taxta/Reuters
Muslim pilgrims arrive to cast seven pebbles at a pillar that symbolizes Satan during the annual haj pilgrimage, on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Photograph: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters
A Muslim pilgrim looks on as others arrive to cast seven pebbles at a pillar that symbolizes Satan during the annual haj pilgrimage, on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca. Photograph: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters
Men attend Eid al-Adha prayers in the old mosque of the village of Ponirak near Vranduk, 100 km (62 miles) north from capital Sarajevo, in Bosnia. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters
Muslim pilgrims cast seven pebbles at a pillar that symbolizes Satan during the annual haj pilgrimage, on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Mina. Photograph: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters
A Muslim pilgrim casts seven pebbles at a pillar that symbolizes Satan during the annual haj pilgrimage, on the first day of Eid al-Adha. Photograph: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters

Muslims pray during Eid el-Kebir at a mosque in Koumassi, in the Ivorian capital, Abidjan. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid el-Kebir, also known as Eid al-Adha, by slaughtering sheep, goats, camels and cows to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command. Photograph: Thierry Gouegnon/Reuters

Eid al-Adha 2013: Muslims Across the World Celebrate Festival of Sacrifice

By Ankita Mehta: Subscribe to Ankita's RSS feed | October 16, 2013 12:06 PM IST

 

Muslims pray during Eid el-Kebir at a mosque in Koumassi, in the Ivorian capital Abidjan, October 15, 2013. [Reuters]

Muslims pray during Eid al-Adha in Cairo [Reuters]

People ride horses as they celebrate the first day of the Eid al-Adha feast near the Saudi city of Tabuk [Reuters]

Muslim pilgrims arrive to cast seven pebbles at a pillar that symbolizes Satan during the annual haj pilgrimage, on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca October 15, 2013. [Reuters]

Muslim pilgrims arrive to cast seven pebbles at a pillar that symbolizes Satan during the annual haj pilgrimage, on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca October 15, 2013. [Reuters]

A Kosovar man prays at his son's grave in the martyr's cemetery after morning prayers on Eid Al-Adha in the village of Racak, southwest of capital Prishtina October 15, 2013. [Reuters]

A sheep is seen near Muslims praying during Eid al-Adha in Tunis October 15, 2013. [Reuters]

A boy prays during Eid al-Adha in Tunis October 15, 2013. [Reuters]

Muslims attend Eid al-Adha prayers at Martyrs' Square in Tripoli October 15, 2013. [Reuters]

Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mursi shout slogans against the military and interior ministry after Eid al-Adha prayers in Cairo [Reuters]c

Nepali Muslims arrive for the mass prayer during the Eid al-Adha celebrations at the Kashmiri Takiya Jame mosque in Kathmandu [Reuters]

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