Muslims across the world celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the annual hajj pilgrimage.
Eid al-Adha Celebrations
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Muslims prepare to attend an Eid al-Adha mass prayer in Melilla, Spain, September 24, 2015.
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Cows are being sold in a rural Eid-ul-Adha special cattle market in West Bengal state. Unlike most parts of the country, there is no ban on slaughter of cows in West Bengal. (Shaikh Azizur Rahman/VOA)
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Migrants wait for a meal offered to them for the celebration of Eid-al-Adha in the village of Miratovac near the town of Presevo, southern Serbia, Sept. 24, 2015.
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A youth stands near a cow and a sheep that were sacrified in the village of Miratovc for the Eid al-Adha celebration, near the town of Presevo, southern Serbia, Sept. 24, 2015.