Eid celebrated with prayers, feasts across the world

Eid-ul Azha, the Muslim festival marking the sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim, was today celebrated across the world with traditional fervor and gaiety.

Muslims across the world are celebrating the annual festival of Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and in commemoration of Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. Seen here: Muslim devotees pray during the festival of Eid al-Adha at Jama Masjid Mosque in New Delhi.

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) Deputy Inspector General (DIG), MF Farooqui (3R) along with BSF officers gives a gift to Pakistani Ranger Wing commander Asher Khan (2L) during the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival at the India-Pakistan Wagah Border.
Kashmiri women perform congregational Eid al-Adha prayers at Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar.
Muslim boys hug after Eid al-Adha prayers at the Kharudin Mosque in Amritsar, Punjab.

Bedouins from the Zanun family eat a holiday meal after slaughtering one of their sheep on the first day of the Eid al-Adha in their village near Beersheva in the Israeli Negev desert.
Pakistani men take pictures of a camel before it is slaughtered by butchers, on the first day of Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of Sacrifice," in Peshawar.
Men and women Iraqi Shiite Muslims, separated by a partition, attend an Eid al-Adha prayer, outside the party headquarters of the Supreme Islamic Council, in Baghdad, Iraq.

Sri Lankan Muslim women greet each other as they celebrate Eid al-Adha in Puttalam, Sri Lanka.
Russian police officers stand guard as Muslims pray outside the main Moscow mosque during celebrations of Eid al-Adha.