In pictures | Id brings smiles, yet stirs scars for many

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Muslim women offer Id-ul-Fitr prayers in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on March 21, 2026.

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K.R. Deepak

A mosque lights up ahead of Id-ul-Fitr at Chinna Waltair in Visakhapatnam, marking the end of Ramadan, in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on March 20, 2026.

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Siddhant Thakur

Crowds throng the Charminar market area as people shop for clothes and accessories on the eve of Id in Hyderabad, Telangana, on March 20, 2026.

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Emmanual Yogini

Members of the Muslim community offer namaz on the occasion of Id-ul-Fitr at the YMCA Ground in Mumbai on March 21, 2026.

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Imran Nissar

People shop at a market ahead of Id-ul-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Srinagar on March 20, 2026.

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Members of the Muslim community offer Id-ul-Fitr prayers along the Jaipur–Delhi Highway, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, on March 21, 2026.

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Imran Nissar

Members of the Muslim community offer Id-ul-Fitr prayers at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar on March 21, 2026.

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Muslim girls display their hands adorned with traditional henna as they celebrate Id-ul-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan, on March 21, 2026.

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Children celebrate with balloons after attending Id-ul-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Karachi, Pakistan, on March 21, 2026.

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Muslims offer Id-ul-Fitr prayers at the Baitul Mukarram Mosque, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 21, 2026.

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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (right) distributes aid to flood victims after Id-ul-Fitr prayers at the Darussalam Mosque, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia, March 21, 2026.

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Muslim devotees share a meal during Id-ul-Fitr celebrations at a mosque, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Beijing, China, on March 21, 2026.

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Trucks and police vehicles block a street as Muslims gather for Id-ul-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on March 20, 2026.

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Muslim worshippers attend Id-ul-Fitr prayers outside a mosque on a frosty morning, marking the end of Ramadan, in Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, March 20, 2026.

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Muslim worshippers gather for Id-ul-Fitr prayers at Al-Saraya Square, in Gaza City, on March 20, 2026. A day earlier, Israeli airstrikes killed four people, according to Gaza’s civil defence agency, while the Israeli military said it had eliminated four militants.

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Children gather around performers during an event where volunteers prepared food parcels and Id sweets for displaced families at a public university turned shelter, following Israeli airstrikes, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 20, 2026.

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A Palestinian woman visits the graves of relatives at Al-Saraya Cemetery, in Gaza City, on March 20, 2026, as Muslims celebrate Id-ul-Fitr. Gaza’s civil defence agency reported four deaths in Israeli airstrikes a day earlier, while the Israeli military said it had eliminated four militants.

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Palestinians visit a grave at a cemetery during Id-ul-Fitr, in Gaza City, on March 20, 2026.