Id-ul-Fitr celebrated with religious fervour in Hyderabad; idgahs brim with worshippers

Dressed for the occasion, thousands attend mass prayers across the State; CM, along with his Cabinet colleagues and legislators, partakes of feast hosted at Home Minister’s residence

Muslims offer namaz at Eidgah Bilal Masab Tank in Hyderabad on Saturday. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G.

Nearly two lakh worshippers participated in special prayers at the Idgah Mir Alam, the largest congregation here, to mark Id-ul-Fitr on Saturday.

Marking the end of Ramzan, the holy month marked by fasting and spiritual reflection, thousands of worshippers thronged Idgahs across the State, listened to sermons and offered prayers. Leaders from the government joined the devout at various places to greet them.

In pictures | India celebrates Id-Ul-Fitr

Two boys greet one another after prayers at the Mogappair West Mosque in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Eidgah mosque in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal witnesses a mass gathering as part of Id-ul-Fitr celebration.

Muslims break their fast in the back street laneways on the eve of Id-al-fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramzan, on April 21, 2023 in Varanasi.

Vendors sell sugar candies to the crowd which had gathered for Id ul-Fitr festival, at Eidgah Maidan in Bengaluru.

Right from children to the elderly people in Bengaluru chose to dress well and decorate their hands with henna designs to celebrate Id.

Congregational prayers were held at the Hazratbal shrine, where former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah was among the notable persons to offer prayers.

People of different ages in traditional kurta and pajama visit their nearest mosques and offer prayers. Here a Muslim man is seen along with children during the celebrations in Patiala, Punjab.

PDP president Mehooba Mufti greets people during Id-ul-Fitr celebrations at Hazratbal Shrine, in Srinagar.

Large congregations for Id prayers were also reported from other district headquarters and towns of Jammu and Kashmir..

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses people during Id-ul-Fitr celebrations, at Red Road, in Kolkata.

Muslim devotees hug each other during the festival at Khairuddin Jama Masjid, in Amritsar, Punjab.

Two boys exchange greetings after their prayers at Indira Gandhi Municipal, in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh

Muslims offer prayers at Indira Gandhi Municipal Stadium in Vijayawada. Eid celebrations went on smoothly with men, women and children, dressed in their best, making a beeline to mosques, eidgahs and shrines to offer prayers.

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Huge congregations in the city were also witnessed at Mecca Masjid, Hockey grounds, Madannapet and First Lancer Eidgahs. Dressed for the festival, worshippers were seen offering namaz and exchanging hugs.

The managing committees of various mosques had all arrangements in place for the worshippers, in view of the hot weather.

Worshippers at Eidgah Bilal Masab Tank in Hyderabad on Saturday. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G.

Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao along with his Cabinet colleagues and legislators joined Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali’s family at their residence for the celebrations. The band of ministers and leaders participated in the feast hosted by Mr.Ali.

Greeting all Muslims in the State and the country, Mr. Chandrasekhar Rao wished for brotherhood, spirituality and discipline learnt during the Roza period.

The Hyderabad city police and its Traffic wing, during the forenoon, guided devotees and the public with a pre-decided traffic movement and diversion plan in and around the idgahs for a smooth and incident-free day.

Police Commissioner C.V. Anand, Additional Commissioners and senior officers of the Hyderabad city police were present at the Idgah Mir Alam, to greet children and the elderly on the occasion.