Photos: Eid 2020 in Dubai marked by rains, rainbow

Dubai ushered in Eid Al Fitr this year with cheer and a healthy dollop of rain

Published: May 24, 2020 19:02 Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor and Karishma H. Nandkeolyar, Parenting Editor

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Dubai ushered in Eid Al Fitr this year with good wishes, cheer and a healthy dollop of rain. Image Credit: Clint Egbert/Gulf News

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At the end of the rush of water, there was a rainbow too. Image Credit: Clint Egbert/Gulf News

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As residents of the UAE begin to mark Eid, a festival known well for the feeling of community it invokes, there are a number of restrictions in place to stem the rise in coronavirus. As a result, the day had a friendly, if social-distancing-rife vibe. Image Credit: Clint Egbert/Gulf News

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The rain that gushed down streets and lanes, over apartment buildings and roads however seemed to clear up perspective. Image Credit: Clint Egbert/Gulf News

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After all, like the rainbow at the end of the rain, the pandemic too shall pass – we shall celebrate together once more. Image Credit: Clint Egbert/Gulf News

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Image Credit: Nilanjana Javed/Gulf news

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