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Hugs and prayers mark Eid around the world
The holy fasting month of Ramazan came to an end on Friday, with Muslims celebrating the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr across the world.
Mass prayers were held at mosques, and were followed by a warm exchange of greetings and embrace, and at the same time an expression of spreading messages of love and unity.
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Hugs and prayers mark Eid around the world
Indonesian Muslims children following the Eid-ul-Fitr prayer in Surabaya, Indonesia
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Hugs and prayers mark Eid around the world
A boy attends prayers on Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, at the Parc Chanot exhibition centre in Marseille
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Hugs and prayers mark Eid around the world
Children ride swings during Eid-ul-Fitr in the port city of Sidon, southern Lebanon
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Hugs and prayers mark Eid around the world
Thousands of believers take part in morning prayers to celebrate the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr in Moscow, Russia.
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Hugs and prayers mark Eid around the world
Sunni worshippers exchange greetings after their Eid prayers to mark the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan at a Sunni mosque in Baghdad, Iraq
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Hugs and prayers mark Eid around the world
A Muslim man embraces his son at the start of Eid at Lakemba mosque in Sydney, Australia
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Hugs and prayers mark Eid around the world
Muslim children enjoy a meal during Eid celebrations, in Mexico City
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Hugs and prayers mark Eid around the world
A girl looks on as Muslim women pray during morning prayers on Eid, in Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Hugs and prayers mark Eid around the world
Sunni Muslim embrace each other after taking part in Eid prayers at a mosque in the Brooklyn borough of New York
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Hugs and prayers mark Eid around the world
A Nepalese Muslim man has kohl applied to his eyelid at the Kashmiri Takiya Jame mosque as he arrives for Eid mass prayers, in Kathmandu
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Hugs and prayers mark Eid around the world
Somali residents dance to tradition tunes while celebrating Eid, north of capital Mogadishu
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Hugs and prayers mark Eid around the world
A lantern that looks like a robot is seen as Muslims parade on the streets on Eid in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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