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Eid al-Adha or Bakrid is an important 3-day religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to honour the willingness of the prophet Abraham to sacrifice his young first-born son Ismail (Ishmael)a as an act of submission to the command of God and his son's acceptance to being sacrificed, before God intervened to provide Abraham with a ram to sacrifice instead.
Eid-Ul-Adha was celebrated worldwide on October 26, 2012 including Kerala and Ahmedabad, whereas in most parts of India it will be celebrated on October 27, 2012.
 Palestinians pray in front of the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old city, on the first day of Eid al-Adha October 26, 2012.
 A girl attends a mass prayer during Eid al-Adha festival in Kalitengah village, on the slopes of volcano Mount Merapi, Yogyakarta October 26, 2012.
 Afghans living in Pakistan attend Eid al-Adha prayers in the outskirts of Peshawar October 26, 2012.
 Saudi men take part in prayers for Eid al-Adha in Riyadh October 26, 2012.
 Afghan men wait to perform Eid al-Adha prayers in Kabul October 26, 2012.
 Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at a playground in Kochi, one of the main cities of the southern Indian state of Kerala, October 26, 2012.
 Muslim women offer a special prayer at a shrine on the eve of the Eid al-Adha festival on the outskirts of Ahmedabad October 26, 2012.
 Muslims pray marking the Muslim sacrifice day of Eid al-Adha at Sunda Kelapa port in Jakarta October 26, 2012.
 Syrian refugee children rush to get gifts and sweets from humanitarian organizations during the first day of Eid al-Adha at Al Zaatri refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, October 26, 2012.
 A Somalia government soldier keeps guard as Muslims attend Eid al-Adha prayers at the Isbaheysiga Mosque in Somalia's capital Mogadishu October 26, 2012.
 Inmates take part in celebrations to mark Kurban Bairam (Eid al-Adha) at a prison in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, October 26, 2012.
 Muslims gather before celebrations to mark the first day of the Muslim holiday of Kurban Bairam (Eid al-Adha) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, October 26, 2012.
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