Here's a glimpse into Ramzan celebrations around the world.
Muslims across the world are observing the beginning of the holy month of Islamic calendar Ramzan from today.
Ramzan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and is observed by Muslims across the globe as the month of fasting.
It is believed that on the 27th day of Ramzan, God revealed the Quran (the Holy book of Islam) to the Prophet Mohammed. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
The month lasts around 29 - 30 days and Muslims will fast between dawn and dusk.
On the end of the month, Eid al-Fitr is celebrated to mark the end of the month, based on the visual sightings of the crescent moon.
(With Agency inputs)
1. Ottoman-era Sultanahmet Mosque
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The Ottoman-era Sultanahmet Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, is illuminated on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramzan in Istanbul, Turkey. A mahya reading "Welcome Ramadan, Sultan of the eleven months" hangs between the minarets. - Reuters
2. Ramzan Decorations
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A Palestinian man hangs decorations at the entrance to the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalems Old City. - Reuters
3. Sighting of new moon
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A man performs "rukyah", the sighting of the new moon, which signals the start of the holy month of Ramzan, in Putrajaya, Malaysia. - Reuters
4. First day of Ramzan
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People read the Koran on the first day of the fasting month of Ramzan in Ottoman-era Sultanahmet Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey. - Reuters
5. People perform tarawih prayers
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Muslims perform tarawih prayers to mark the start of Ramzan at a mosque in Singapore. - Reuters
6. A Muslim American man recites the Quran
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A Muslim-American man recites the Quran ahead of the Maghrib sunset prayer on the first day of Ramzan at the Islamic Cultural Center in Manhattan, New York, U.S - Reuters
7. Moon sighting
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The first Ramzan moon rises over the giant Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. - AFP
8. Indian Muslims arrive to offer the first Taraveeh
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Indian Muslims arrive to offer the first "Taraveeh" offer the first "Taraveeh" (special night prayers) at Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad on May 27, 2017, ahead of the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramzan. Muslims across the world fast from the beginning of the ninth month in the lunar calendar which marks the start of Ramadan is a time for spiritual reflection, prayers, and fasting. During Ramzan practicing Muslims do not eat, drink, smoke or have sex between sunrise and sunset.- AFP
9. Waiting for the moon
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Indian Muslims sight the moon at the compound of a mosque in Allahabad, on the eve of Ramzan. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramzan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar during which devotees fast from dawn till dusk. - AFP
10. Traditional Ramzan lanterns
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Traditional Ramzan lanterns called "famous" are displayed at a stall ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramzan in Cairo, Egypt. - Reuters
11. Special sweets
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A man prepares special sweets at a small traditional factory on the first day of the holy month of Ramzan in Kabul, Afghanistan. - Reuters
12. Foodpreparations
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A man makes sweets to be sold ahead of Ramzan in the rebel-held besieged city of Douma, in the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria May 26, 2017. -Reuters
13. Evening mass prayer
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Men attend an evening mass prayer session called "tarawih" along a road to mark the fasting month of Ramzan in Karachi, Pakistan. -AFP
14. Breaking fast
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People prepare food for breaking fast on the first day of Ramzan at a mosque in Yogyakarta, in Java, Indonesia. - Reuters
15. Cannon fires ceremonial shot to start iftar
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A cannon fires a ceremonial shot to start iftar, the evening meal for breaking fast, on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramzan at Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul, Turkey. - Reuters
16. People pray before breaking fast
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A person fasting prays as he prepares to break the fast on the first day of the holy month of Ramzan in Peshawar, Pakistan. - Reuters
17. Selfie time
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People pose for a selfie as they break their fast at the main shopping and pedestrian street of Istiklal on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in central Istanbul, Turkey. -Reuters
