Eid-ul-Fitr 2019: India celebrates Eid today

Eid-ul-Fitr, a festival that symbolises peace and brotherhood, will be celebrated across the country today as the moon was sighted yesterday evening. Every year this festival comes off on the first day of the month of Shawwal.

New Delhi: Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan, will be celebrated across the country today as the moon was sighted here on Tuesday evening.

Devotees offer namaz on the occasion of EidUlFitr at Delhi's Jama Masjid

Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari made the announcement after a meeting of the moon-sighting committee here.

Devotees offer namaz on the occasion of EidUlFitr at Mubarak Khan Shaheed Eidgah, Gorakhpur

"The moon was sighted today (Tuesday). That means Eid will be celebrated on Wednesday in Delhi and other parts of the country," said a senior official of the city's historic mosque.

Devotees offer namaz on the occasion of EidUlFitr at the Aligarh

Eid-ul-Fitr symbolises peace and brotherhood. The festival is marked with feasts and the faithful offers prayers at mosques and idgahs to seek blessings of the divine.

Devotees offer namaz on the occasion of EidUlFitr at the Hamidiya Masjid in Mumbai.