September 10, 2010 11:45 AM

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Eid Preparations in full swing; North India celebrates Eid on Saturday; Kerala, Gulf Muslims celebrating today

Preparations are in full swing for Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations in the country tomorrow. Kerala is however celebrating Eid marking the culmination of the holy month of Ramadan today. In the national capital people are busy in making last minute purchases for Eid celebrations. AIR correspondent who visited different parts of the city reports that there is a lot of hustle and bustle in the old Delhi markets. People have decorated their homes. The young girls were seen painting each other's hands with traditional Heena. Large number of Muslims will throng mosques to offer prayers on Jamat-ul-Vida. In Kerela, Id-ul-Fitr is being celebrated with religious fervor and gaiety today. Thousands of people have assembled in Mosques and Id-Gahs in the state to offer prayer to all mighty Allah. Id-ul-Fitr is the culmination of a month long fasting. However, Eid ul-Fitr is being celebrated across Gulf and West Asia region today with traditional fervour and gaiety. People across the gulf countries including United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iran, and West Asian nations including Egypt, Lebanon are marking the occasion after the end of month long fasting during holy month of Ramada. A Large number of people are visiting friends and family, gathering at parks, while special events have been organised by various organisations on the occasion. The celebration marks the purification achieved by a month of sunrise-to-sunset fasting, which is one of the five pillars of Islam, and is marked by several days of festivities. Three-day public holidays have declared in most of the countries in Gulf on the occasion.

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