Eid al Adha, which is usually known as Bakra Eid in India, will begin in the evening of July 9 and end in the evening of July 10. The festival is one of the most important and biggest, celebrated in Islam. It celebrates the devotion of Prophet Ibrahim towards Allah as he sacrifice his son Ismail. Hence, Eid al Adha is also known as the “festival of sacrifice”. An animal, usually a goat is sacrificed in the festival to show the devotion towards Allah. A prayer is also organised before the sacrifice. A day before the festival, Hajj is also conducted which is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. In India we can see huge gatherings of people, mostly wearing white clothes praying and wishing each other “Eid Mubarak”. The open air prayer before the sacrifice is also called “Namaz” had is conduced in Mosques, across the country. Jama Masjid, Haji Ali and Ajmer Sharif are one of the most famous mosques in the country and huge crowd can be seen in and around the mosques all year long. Also cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad have food stalls that serve Bakra Eid special food and people can enjoy in the…
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