Eid-ul-Zuha: Devotees from all over country offer prayers ANI | Updated: Jul 21, 2021 08:40 IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): With all COVID-19 protocols in place, devotees from all over the country offered namaz on Wednesday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Zuha.
In the capital city, devotees were seen offering namaz at Jama Masjid, Fatehpuri Masjid, Jamia Masjid among others. However, no mass gathering was seen at Delhi s Jamia Masjid for Bakrid prayers this year.
Only a limited number of devotees were allowed to offer namaz at the Jama Masjid, and the Shahi Imam, Abdul Ghafoor Shah Bukhari had also appealed all to offer namaz for the occasion at home.
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Eid al-Adha was celebrated across Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday with limited number of people offering prayers at mosques amid gathering curbs due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The government had said that in view of Covid, not more than 50 people should gather at any place at a given time for any event related to the festival and had also asked its officials to ensure that no cows, camels or any other banned animals are sacrificed anywhere.
4:00 pm: Lucknow devotees offer namaz under Covid protocol
Devotees offer namaz under Covid protocol (50) on the occasion of Eid al-Adha at Eidgah in Lucknow on Wednesday. (PTI)