Muslims across the world celebrate Eid Al Adha

Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid Al Adha religious holiday, which in Arabic literally means the "festival of the sacrifice" and marks the end of Hajj, the five-day pilgrimage Muslims undertake to cleanse the soul of sins and instil a sense of equality and brotherhood among them.

Muslims perform prayers for Eid Al Adha at a mosque in Najaf, Iraq. Haidar Hamdani/AFP

Men attend Eid Al Adha prayers at a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan. Akhtar Soomro/Reuters

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas (fourth left) performs the Eid Al prayers in the West Bank city of Ramallah. AFP

Women exchange Eid greetings after offering Eid Al Adha prayers at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. Arif Ali/AFP

Women offer Eid Al Adha prayers in Chennai, India. Arun Sankar/AFP

Worshippers attend the prayer at a mosque on the first day of Eid Al Adha in Najaf, Iraq. Alaa Al Marjani/Reuters

Security personnel frisk Muslims arriving to offer Eid Al Adha prayers in Jammu, India. Mukesh Jammu/Reuters

The faithful offer Eid Al Adha prayers at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. Arif Ali/AFP

Women take selfies after offering Eid Al Adha prayers at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. Arif Ali/AFP

Egyptians try to catch balloons after performing the Eid Al Adha prayers outside Al Sedik mosque in Cairo. Khaled Desouki/AFP

Kenyan women attend the Eid Al Adha prayers at an open field in Nairobi. Njeri Mwangi/Reuters

Muslims offer prayers at the Kashmiri Mosque in Kathmandu, Nepal. Prakash Mathema/AFP

A Syrian girl poses for a photograph on the first day of Eid Al Adha in Idlib, Syria. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP

A Chechen Muslim chooses a sheep for sacrifice during Eid Al Adha.  AP

Nigerians pray at a Matrix filling station, in Kara Isheri, Ogun State, southwest Nigeria. AFP

Bosnian Muslims line up for the Eid prayers at the Gazi-Husref Bey mosque in Sarajevo. AFP

Muslims pray on the first day of the Eid Al Adha in Abidjan. Sia Kambou/AFP