Eid Ul Fitr 2018 celebrations LIVE: Eid celebrations began on Friday evening with Muslims across the world observing the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. According to the Islamic lunar calendar, the followers on the first day of the month of Shawwal offer Eid prayers in Eidgahs and mosques. They observe Roza (fast) during the holy month of Ramadan, abstaining themselves from food and water between dawn to dusk during the period. In India except for Kerala, the festival of Eid is being celebrated today on June 16 as the crescent moon was sighted on June 15 evening. People are already gearing up to celebrate Eid al-Fitr with great fervour and gaiety.
Eid Ul Fitr 2018 celebrations LIVE: Eid Mubarak! PM Narendra Modi, President Kovind greet nation
Eid Ul Fitr 2018 celebrations LIVE: In India except for Kerala, the festival of Eid is being celebrated today on June 16 as the crescent moon was sighted on June 15 evening. People are already gearing up to celebrate Eid al-Fitr with great fervour and gaiety. To all the readers of Financial Express – Eid Mubarak!
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Actor Salman Khan greets his fans, gathered outside his residence, on the occasion of Eid
Senior BJP leader LK Advani, his daughter Pratibha Advani, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Murli Manohar Joshi and filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar attend Eid celebrations at BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain's residence in Delhi.
Bollywood celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Farhan Akhtar and Sanjay Dutt have wished for peace, prosperity and love on the festive occasion of Eid on Saturday. Here's what they tweeted:
Amitabh Bachchan: Eid Mubarak. Peace and love and affection.
Shah Rukh Khan: Love is always only in the eyes... Here's all of ours to you on Eid. Eid Mubarak to everyone and may your families be happy and healthy.
Sanjay Dutt: On this auspicious day I wish peace, love and prosperity for everyone. Eid Mubarak.
Farhan Akhtar: Wish you and all your loved ones Eid Mubarak.
Sidharth Malhotra: Eid Mubarak to all! Peace love and happiness. Eid Mubarak.
Riteish Deshmukh: Eid Mubarak... Happiness, prosperity and love.
John Abraham: Wishing Eid Mubarak to everyone!
Madhuri Dixit: May the divine power fill our hearts with peace, happiness and love on this day and always! Eid Mubarak.
Nushrat Bharucha: Dua mein yaad rakhna (remember me in your wishes)! Eid Mubarak.
Dia Mirza: Eid Mubarak!
Madhur Bhandarkar: Wishing everyone a very happy and a prosperous Eid Mubarak.
Suniel Shetty: I wish you all a very happy and peaceful Eid!
Nimrat Kaur: Eid Mubarak everyone. May your day, hearts and lives overflow with beauty, oneness and hope. A throwback moment from a place that does the same for me every single visit. Live, believe and breathe love...have a blessed day.
Adnan Sami: Eid Mubarak to everyone again- Why not...the more Eids, the more love to spread! Duas for love, peace and brotherhood always.
Bhumi Pednekar: Eid Mubarak to all! May this year bring you and your loved ones ample good health, prosperity, happiness and lots of delicious food!
Diana Penty: Eid Mubarak everyone! Peace and joy and love to each of you and your families!
Tahir Raj Bhasin: Eid Mubarak all. May it be an evening of great food and a year of joy!
Ranvir Shorey: Eid Mubarak, all! May a deepfelt inner peace be upon all of us.
Union Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar attended Eid celebrations at Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi's residence. 'I extend my wishes to everyone on the occasion of Eid' Home Minister Rajnath Singh said.
Clashes broke out between the security forces and stone pelting youths immediately after the Eid prayers on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir. A clash was reported in the Anantnag's Janglat Mandi area. The police used tear gas shells and pellet guns to disperse the crowd. Three protesters were injured, according to doctors in an Anantnag hospital. In Pulwama, a crowd protested against the killing of a nine-year-old boy on Friday in an Army firing, the police said. The youth in Shopian town also resorted to stone pelting. Clashes also took place in Srinagar city's Eidgah area where large crowds of devotees gathered to offer congregational Eid prayers. Eid prayers were also held Baramulla, Sopore, Badgam, Kupwara and Ganderbal towns.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje, Bollywood actor Shahrukh Kahn, former cricketer Virendra Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and others, took to Twitter and wished people on the occasion of Eid. Here's what they wrote on social media:
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain and former VP Hamid Ansari exchange greetings on Eid after offering their Namaz in Delhi. See pics of Ansari, Azad and Hussain after offering prayers at a mosque on Parliament Street.
Following continuous ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Jammu & Kashmir, there was no exchange of sweets between the Border Security Force troops and the Pakistani Rangers at Attari-Wagah border on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr on Saturday.
Union Minister Muqtar Abbas Naqvi offered Namaz at Delhi's Dargah Panja Sharif on Eid ul Fitr. He said, "I hope this Eid brings the message of peace & brotherhood for the country." While former vice-president Mohammad Hamid Ansari, said, "The occasion of Eid is to celebrate happiness." Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad also greeting people on the occasion of Eid and said, "Eid is a festival of happiness. I wish peace and happiness returns to Kashmir."
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu offered Namaz at Gandhi Municipal stadium in Vijayawada, while people in Gorakhpur, UP greeted each other on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr on Saturday.
Eid ul-Fitr, an important religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide, marks the end of fasting month of Ramzan. The festival is celebrated on the first day of Shawwal, the 10th month of Islamic lunar calendar. The festival is marked with feasts and the meeting of families, relatives, and friends, where they exchange greetings and gifts with each other.
President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday greeted the nation on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. Taking to his Twitter handle, President Kovind wished for joy and mutual goodwill among the people of the nation. "Id Mubarak and good wishes to all fellow citizens, especially to our Muslim brothers and sisters in India and abroad. May this happy occasion bring joy to your families and foster fraternity, understanding and mutual goodwill in our shared society," President Kovind Tweeted.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Congress' Kamal Nath is at Bhopal's Idgah as people offer Namaz on the occasion of Eid ul Fitr. On the other hand, people offered Namaz in Srinagar's Radapora.
For the Muslims across the world who observe a fast in the holy month of Ramadan, Eid-Ul-Fitr is seen as a reward. This festival is similar to Eid al Adha, which starts off in the morning and people offer prayer in large number in an open area. The day that marks the end of the sacred month of Ramzan is known as Eid-al-Fitr and is celebrated with a big feast to end the month-long fasting period.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, wished the nation on the occasion of Eid - celebrations of which began on Friday evening with Muslims across the world observing the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. PM Modi took to Twitter and wrote, "Eid Mubarak! May this day deepen the bonds of unity and harmony in our society." PM also shared the link of the latest edition of his Radio Address, Mann Ki Baat in which he extended greetings on Eid.
Devotees offer Namaz in front of Mumbai's Minara Masjid, on the occasion of Eid ul Fitr on Saturday, while people in Delhi gathered in huge number at Jama Masjid, as the city celebrates Eid ul Fitr, the end of the holy month of Ramzan.
President Ram Nath Kovind today greeted fellow citizens on the eve of Eid, and hoped that it would promote "fraternity and understanding in our shared society". "On the auspicious occasion of Idu'l Fitr, I offer my greetings and good wishes to all fellow citizens, and especially to our Muslim brothers and sisters in India and abroad," he said in his message. Kovind said the culmination of the holy month of Ramzan is a moment of celebration. "May it promote fraternity and understanding in our shared society," he said. While Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar yesterday extended greetings to people of the state and the country on the eve of Eid-Ul-Fitr. Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarlal Purohit, Chief Minister K Palaniswami, DMK leader M K Stalin and a host of others on Friday also greeted people on the eve of Ramzan.
The festival of Eid-ul-Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan will be celebrated today as the new moon has been sighted on Friday, Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam Imam Bukhari announced. Bukhari said that the new moon was sighted around 7.35 p.m yesterday. The day of Eid falls on the first day of the month of Shawwal, which begins on the day after the new moon is sighted. Muslims in India had gathered at Jama Masjid ahead of Eid al-Fitr in New Delhi on Friday to break their fast on the last day of fasting holy month of Ramadan. While millions of Muslims across the world on Friday celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr with early morning prayers and family festivities after fasting from dawn till dusk during the holy month of Ramadan.