Eid-ul-Fitr 2021: India celebrates Eid amid COVID pandemic - In pics
On Eid, let's take a look at how the nation celebrated the festival which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan or Ramzan as per Islamic calendar:
The much-revered Eid-ul-Fitr (Eid-al-Fitr) festival is being celebrated in India today (May 14, 2021). Saudi Arabia, UAE, North America, which started fasting one day before Indians, celebrated Eid on May 13, 2021, respectively. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic's second deadly wave in the country, celebrations remained low key and coronavirus protocol followed.
The much-revered Eid-ul-Fitr (Eid-al-Fitr) festival is being celebrated in India today (May 14, 2021). Saudi Arabia, UAE, North America, which started fasting one day before Indians, celebrated Eid on May 13, 2021, respectively. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic's second deadly wave in the country, celebrations remained low key and coronavirus protocol followed. Muslim clerics also urged people to act in accordance with the present times and observe a private Eid this year. On Eid, let's take a look at how the nation celebrated the festival which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan or Ramzan as per the Islamic calendar:
PICTURE CAPTION: Muslims greet each other on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, during the ongoing COVID-induced lockdown, near Jama Masjid in New Delhi, Friday, May 14, 2021. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist)