In pictures: Muslims celebrate Eidul Fitr around the world

Muslims around the world gather for congregational Eid prayers

Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate the Eidul Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramazan.

Several nations including Afghanistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Albania are celebrating Eid on Wednesday.

Photos from Reuters and AFP show Muslims gathered to offer Eid prayers in the congregation. The slideshow also shows the Muslim community in Bangladesh heading back home to spend the festival with their families.

 

Bangladeshis cram onto a train as they travel back home. PHOTO: AFP

 

Kuwaitis get a haircut at a barbershop during preparations ahead of Eidul Fitr in Kuwait City on the eve of June 3. PHOTO: AFP

 

Muslim worshippers perform Eid prayers at the Suleymaniye mosque on June 4 in Istanbul. PHOTO: AFP

 

Bangladeshis cover themselves from the rain onto a train as they travel back home ahead of Eid. PHOTO: AFP

 

Albanian Muslims offering Eid prayers. PHOTO: REUTERS

 

Albanian Muslims are pictured before the morning prayers of Eidul Fitr. PHOTO: REUTERS

 

A man is seen offering prayer on the morning of Eidul Fitr. PHOTO: REUTERS

 

Bangladeshis cram onto a train as they travel back home to meet their families ahead of Eidul Fitr. PHOTO: AFP

 

Women sit on the terrace of the Suleymaniye mosque after Eid prayers in Istanbul. PHOTO: AFP

 

Afghan Muslim devotees offer prayers at the start of the Eidul Fitr holiday in Herat on June 4. PHOTO: AFP

 

A woman looks on from the terrace of the Suleymaniye mosque in Istanbul after Eid prayers. PHOTO: AFP

 

People stand on the terrace of the Suleymaniye mosque after Eid prayers at the Suleymaniye mosque on June 4. PHOTO: AFP

 

Muslim devotees are reflected in a puddle near the grand mosque in Pristina on June 4. PHOTO: AFP

 

Bangladeshis hurrying to their homes to spend Eid with their families. PHOTO: AFP