Photos: Muslims around the world mark the start of Ramadan

Sites across the world have set up lights in celebration of the holy month

Published: March 11, 2024 10:06 Compiled by Lekshmy Pavithran, Assistant Online Editor

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Members of the Muslim community gather for the first Taraweeh prayer of Ramadan in Times Square, New York City, on March 10, 2024. Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, is a time when Muslims across the world fast from sunrise to sunset. Image Credit: AFP

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A vendor arranges decorative items in his shop at a market in Kuwait City on March 10, 2024, ahead of Ramadan. Image Credit: AFP

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Decorations adorn the streets of the Iraqi southern city of Basra ahead of Ramadan, on March 10, 2024. Image Credit: AFP

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A street is illuminated during the month of Ramadan in Frankfurt on March 10, 2024. Image Credit: AFP

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A view of the lights installation to celebrate Ramadan 2024, at Piccadilly Circus in London. Image Credit: AP

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Members of the Muslim community gather at Times Square for the first Tarawih prayer of Ramadan on March 10, 2024 in New York City. Image Credit: AFP

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Lights message installed in between the minarets of the Suleymaniye Mosque ahead of Ramadan in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 10, 2024. Image Credit: AFP

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A vendor sells prayer beads at a market ahead of Ramadan in Kabul on March 10, 2024. Image Credit: AFP

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People look at traditional decorative Ramadan lanterns called "Fanous" displayed for sale at stalls, ahead of Ramadan at Sayyidah Zaynab district in Cairo, Egypt March 10, 2024. Image Credit: Reuters

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Workers clean the carpet in the historical 'Badshahi' mosque in preparation for Ramadan in Lahore, Pakistan. Image Credit: AP

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A vendor arranges decorative items in his shop at a market in Kuwait City on March 10, 2024, ahead of Ramadan. Image Credit: AFP

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Women offer the evening prayers on the first night of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at At-Taqwa mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, March 10, 2024. Image Credit: Reuters

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A child plays with a sparkler in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on the eve of Ramadan on March 10, 2024. Image Credit: AFP

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A man reads the Holy Quran at Amr Ibn El Aas mosque in old Cairo, Egypt March 10, 2024. Image Credit: Reuters

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Egyptians perform an evening prayer known as 'Tarawih' on the eve of Ramadan at Cairo's historic mosque of Amr Ibn Al Aas on March 10, 2024. Image Credit: AFP

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Faithful pray at the shrine of Sheikh Abu Al Hanifa Al Numan in the Aldhamiya district in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, on the eve of Ramadan on March 10, 2024. Image Credit: AFP

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