Eid al-Fitr festival begins - in pictures

Palestinian children celebrate around the Dome of the Rock at al-Aqsa, Jerusalem Photograph: Mohammed Saber/EPA

Nigerians attend Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Obalende prayer ground in Lagos, Nigeria Photograph: Sunday Alamba/AP

Iranian women perform Eid al-Fitr prayers in Shahr-e-Ray, Iran Photograph: Vahid Salemi/AP

Filipinas gather to pray in Manila Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images

men, bowing toward Mecca, perform Eid al-Fitr prayers in Moscow, Russia Photograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/AP

Muslims wait to buy mutton skewers during the Eid al-Fitr festival, outside Huxi Mosque in Shanghai, China Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters

A young Sri Lankan prays by the Galle Face esplanade in Colombo Photograph: Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images

An Indian woman prays at the Jama Masjid in New Delhi Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

Somali children play with toy guns as they attend prayers with their father at the Isbaheysi Mosque in Mogadishu Photograph: Elyas Ahmed/EPA

A Sri Lankan Muslim boy distributes sweets before prayers in Colombo, Sri Lanka Photograph: Eranga Jayawardena/AP

A young Muslim attends prayers at the Niujie Mosque in Beijing Photograph: Diego Azubel/EPA

Pakistani children greet each other after offering Eid Al-Fitr prayers at a mosque in Peshawar Photograph: Arshad Arbab/EPA

Indonesians attend prayers at the Bajra Sandhi monument and park in Denpasar on the resort island of Bali Photograph: Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP/Getty Images

An Indian street vendor sells balloons to Muslim faithful after Eid al-Fitr prayers near the Jama Masjid Mosque in the old quarters of New Delhi on August 20 2012 Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

Bangladeshi Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the National Mosque of Bangladesh, Baitul Mukarram in Dhaka on August 20, 2012 Photograph: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images

Nepalese Muslim woman Sajara Banu, 22, prays at home to celebrate Eid al-Fitr festival at their house in Kathmandu, Nepal 20 August 2012 Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA

Palestinian girls play in a park on the second day of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Islam's fasting holy month of Ramadan, in Gaza City on August 20 2012. Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images

Senegalese muslims pray during Eid Al Fitr in Layenne, Yoff suburb of Dakar, Senegal 20 August 2012. Photograph: Str/EPA

Indian Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Nakhoda Mosque in Kolkata on August 20 2012. Photograph: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images

Indian Muslim boy yawns as he joins his elders in attending the traditional prayers at the start of the Eid al-Fitr festival in Southern Indian city of Bangalore on 20 August 2012 Photograph: Jagadeesh Nv/EPA

Indian Muslims take part in Eid al-Fitr prayers in the ruins of the Feroz Shah Kotla Mosque in New Delhi, India, Monday, Aug 20 2012 Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

A Nepalese Muslim boy talks to his relative before offering Eid al-Ftr prayers at a mosque in Katmandu, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012 Photograph: Niranjan Shrestha/AP

Indian Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at Shahi Masjid at Taj Mahal, in Agra, India, Monday Aug 20, 2012. Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Muslim children hug each other after attending the traditional prayer during Eid al-Fitr festival in Southern Indian city of Bangalore on 20 August 2012. Photograph: Jagadeesh Nv/EPA

A Pakistani couple ride on a camel at Clifton beach to celebrate the second day of the religious festival of Eid al-Fitr in Karachi on August 21 2012 Photograph: Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images

Afghan vendors living in India play a traditional game with coloured boiled eggs to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Kolkata on August 21 2012 Photograph: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images

People visit the Spiral Minaret of the Great Mosque as they celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Samarra, 100 km (62 miles) north of Baghdad, August 20 2012 Photograph: Stringer/REUTERS

An Israeli Arab jumps to the sea from the walls of the old city as Muslims celebrated the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images

Muslim worshippers pray outside the Moscow Cathedral Mosque during the festival of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan Photograph: Fadeichev Sergei/ Fadeichev Sergei/ITAR-TASS Photo/Corbis

Israeli Arab children play inside an air ball in a swimming pool at an amusement park as Muslims celebrated the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images

An old man wearing a traditional Uzbek hat collects donations from Muslim worshippers in an underpass outside the Prospekt Mira metro station during the festival of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan Photograph: Sharifulin Valery/ Sharifulin Valery/ITAR-TASS Photo/Corbis