Eid Al-Adha or Bakri Eid is being celebrated by Muslims across the world and in India too, starting from early morning as they visited mosques and other areas marked out for the congregation to offer special Eid Namaz. People are dressed in their best clothes and have been shopping at markets that have been beautified just for this occasion. After the customary hugs and greetings of ‘Eid Mubarak’, they set off for the ceremonial sacrifice of goats. The meat and other edibles are thereafter shared with friends, neighbours and kin. Check out how the festivities went here:

Mathura: Children dressed in colors of Indian national flag offer namaz on the occasion of Eid al-Adha in Mathura on Tuesday. (PTI Photo)

 

Agra: Devotees offer prayers on the occasion of Eid al-Adha in Taj Mahal, Agra on Tuesday. (PTI Photo)

 

Indian Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at Sarkhej Roja in Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Muslims worldwide are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice,” that commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son before God stayed his hand. During the holiday, Muslims slaughter livestock and distribute part of the meat to the poor. (AP Photo)

 

Indian Muslims offer prayers during Eid al-Adha at the Vasi Ullah mosque in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Muslims worldwide are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice,” that commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son before God stayed his hand. During the holiday, Muslims slaughter livestock and distribute part of the meat to the poor. (AP Photo)

 

Men, women and children gather in prayer to celebrate Eid al-Adha in Anaheim, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. (AP Photo)

 

Kolkata: Children celebrate Eid al-Adha at Tipu Sultan Mosque in Kolkata on Tuesday. (PTI Photo)

 

People attend Eid al-Adha prayers at the railway ground in Karachi, Pakistan, September 13, 2016.

 

Nepalese Muslims attend the mass prayer during the Eid al-Adha celebrations at the Kashmiri Takiya Jame mosque in Kathmandu, Nepal September 13, 2016. (Reuters)

 

Mumbai : Muslim community people offering Namaz at Zulla Maidan on the occasion of Eid al-Adha in Mumbai on Tuesday. (PTI Photo)

 

New Delhi: Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at Jama Masjid in New Delhi on Tuesday. Muslims worldwide are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice,” that commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son before God stayed his hand. During the holiday, Muslims slaughter livestock and distribute part of the meat to the poor. PTI Photo by Kamal Kishore (PTI Photo)

 

Men attend Eid al-Adha prayers in Peshawar, Pakistan September 13, 2016. (Reuters Photo)

 

A child watches adults attending prayers during the Eid al-Adha festival in Rawalpindi, Pakistan September 13, 2016. (Reuters)

 

A Muslim boy offers prayers among adults during Eid al-Adha at the eidgah in Jammu, India, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Muslims worldwide are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice,” that commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son before God stayed his hand. During the holiday, Muslims slaughter livestock and distribute part of the meat to the poor. (AP Photo)