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Eid-ul-Fitr is being celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety in various parts of India today. The festival marks the culmination of the fasting holy month of Ramzan. The faithfuls will offer Eid prayers in Eidgahs and mosques.In Delhi, main Eid congregations was held at Jama Masjid, Fatehpuri Masjid and Shahi Eidgah. Elaborate security arrangements have been made for the occasion.
In Kerala and Jammu & Kashmir, Eid was celebrated yesterday. Ramzan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, is observed as a fasting period by Muslims world over who abstain from food and water during the period between sunrise to sunset.