Cape Town, South Africa
Volunteers prepare food in 183 large pots to make over 90,000 meals
Photograph: Rodger Bosch/AFP/Getty Images

Alexandria, Egypt
Worshippers after prayers on Sidi Bishr Street
Photograph: Ayman Aref/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

Quezon City, Philippines
People take part in a sack race at a park during celebrations
Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP

Quezon City, Philippines
Girls pass a lime to each other during the celebration games
Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP

Quezon City, Philippines
A boy’s face is covered with powder during the celebration games
Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP

New York, US
People gather for prayers outside of the Masjid at-Taqwa mosque in Brooklyn
Photograph: Stephanie Keith/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Men hug after attending prayers at the Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek mosque
Photograph: Arif Kartono/AFP/Getty Images

Selangor, Malaysia
An elder ties a young girl’s hijab before prayers at Masjid Jamek Cina Muslim mosque in Klang
Photograph: Annice Lyn/Getty Images

Salé, Morocco
A child watches from above as prayers are held in the square
Photograph: Jalal Morchidi/EPA

Istanbul, Turkey
People take selfies inside the Blue Mosque
Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

Yaoundé, Cameroon
Muslims gather at the Yaoundé Central mosque
Photograph: Ahmet Emin Donmez/Anadolu/Getty Images

Beijing, China
Chinese Muslims eat from a communal table following prayers at Nanxiapo mosque
Photograph: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

Srinagar, India
Kashmiri children enjoy amusement rides
Photograph: Yawar Nazir/Getty Images

Ahmedabad, India
Devotees offer prayers at a mosque in Gujarat
Photograph: Saurabh Sirohiya/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

Srinagar, India
A young boy buys firecrackers
Photograph: Adil Abass/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

New Delhi, India
Prayers at Jama Masjid in the old quarter
Photograph: Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images

Hyderabad, Pakistan
A young girl attends a prayer service
Photograph: Nadeem Khawer/EPA

Banda Aceh, Indonesia
A child attends mass prayers at Baiturrahman mosque
Photograph: Riska Munawarah/Reuters

Bantul, Indonesia
Muslims attending Eid al-Fitr prayers with a separation between men, on the right, and women, on the left, at Gumuk Pasir beach
Photograph: Devi Rahman/AFP/Getty Images

Benghazi, Libya
A man takes a picture next to a sign that reads: ‘Welcome Eid’
Photograph: Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Reuters

Benghazi, Libya
Children pose for a picture after the morning prayers
Photograph: Abdullah Doma/AFP/Getty Images

Damascus, Syria
An aerial picture taken with a drone shows the Eid al-Fitr prayer, at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
Photograph: Mohammed Al Rifai/EPA

Dhaka, Bangladesh
Musicians play during an Eid al-Fitr rally
Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

Dhaka, Bangladesh
Adorned horses take part in the Eid Joy procession at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar
Photograph: Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP

Hulhumale, Maldives
Spectators gather to watch a firework display
Photograph: Mohamed Afrah/AFP/Getty Images

Colombo, Sri Lanka
Women take a selfie after prayers at the Galle Face seafront
Photograph: Chamila Karunarathne/EPA

Najaf, Iraq
Prayers at the Imam Ali Shrine
Photograph: Karar Essa/Anadolu/Getty Images

al-Zubayr, Iraq
A boy smiles for the camera after early morning prayers
Photograph: Hussein Faleh/AFP/Getty Images

Baghdad, Iraq
Sunni Muslim worshippers exchange greetings after Eid al-Fitr prayers at the shrine of cleric Sheikh Abdul Qadir al-Gailani
Photograph: Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters

Baghdad, Iraq
A Sunni Muslim child plays in the rain as she arrives for prayers at the shrine of cleric Sheikh Abdul Qadir al-Gailani
Photograph: Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters

Najaf, Iraq
People visit the tombs of relatives at the Wadi-al-Salam cemetery as is customary on the first day of Eid al-Fitr
Photograph: Qassem Al-Kaabi/AFP/Getty Images

Doha, Qatar
Families talk to entertainers as they visit the heritage market at the Katara Cultural Village during celebrations
Photograph: Karim Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images

Mandalay, Myanmar
Morning prayers take place on a road near destroyed mosques after the earthquake
Photograph: Sai Aung Main/AFP/Getty Images

Amman, Jordan
Muslims attend the Eid al-Fitr prayer
Photograph: Jehad Shelbak/Reuters

Beirut, Lebanon
Children play as they enjoy the festive atmosphere
Photograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock
