Eid al-Fitr: Muslims around the world celebrate the end of Ramadan
Bangladeshi Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the National Mosque of Bangladesh, Baitul Mukarram in Dhaka on August 20, 2012.
Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
The three-day celebration marks the end of the month-long abstention from food, drink, and sex with prayer, feasts, new clothes and henna. Many of the world's 1.57 billion Muslims of all ages marked the holiday from the Philippines to Pakistan.
Here, we round up some of the best photos of Eid celebrations across the globe.
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