Photos: Eid Al Fitr 2010 - Around the world

Eid Al Fitr 2010 - Around the world
Prayer and its celebration

1. New moon: A crescent - marking the start of a new lunar (Shawwal) month and the symbol of Islam - is seen in the sky from Silver Spring, in the U.S. state of Maryland

2. All pray to Mecca: Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims inside the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia

3. Happy: Palestinian look joyful as they gather outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City

4. Packed: Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers in front of the Taj Mahal in India

5. Devout: Worshippers in neat rows fill every part of the National Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh

6. The place to be: Hundreds of thousands fill a field for Eid prayer in Bhopal, India

7. Smaller gathering: Pakistani flood victims pray outside the damaged mosque in the village of Sadikiya

8. Mountain of prayers: Tens of thousands of Muslims attend the Eid al-Fitr prayers in Dashaping, near Lanzhou city, China's Western Gansu Province.

9. Covered: Thai Muslim women pray outside Pattani central mosque

10. In need of shade: Muslims shield their eyes from the sun at the King Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco

11. Hallowed ground: Indian Muslim devotees offer Eid al-Fitr prayers in the rain amongst the ruins of the Ferozshah Kotla fort and mosque in New Delhi

12. Troubled land: Afghan Muslims outside a mosque in Kabul

13. Time to eat: Residents of Peshawar, Pakistan enjoy breaking their fast once again eating in daylight

14. Celebration: A Muslim family in New Delhi, India, buys balloons as they leave after offering prayers