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Children lead a Sheep to the Ocean for a wash in preparation of the Tabaski Festival. A Lightroom edit of a previously uploaded image.
Here is a blog about The Tabaski Festival in Senegal
Here is a blog about Yoff Beach in Senegal
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Children leading a Sheep to the Ocean for a wash in preparation of the Tabaski Festival. It looks a more difficult task than you would think! Yoff Beach, Dakar, Senegal.
This time of year Dakar (and presumably the whole of Senegal) is full of Sheep or Rams. The festival which takes place on the 2nd of September sees each family slaughtering and eating one of the animals.
Here is a blog about The Tabaski Festival in Senegal
"the never ending battle between light and dark
never lost never won
sides change
people die and people are born
but still life goes on
for death may be
and dark may seem to gain power,
still life and light goes on
for even in the darkest of places light can be found
in one's heart and one's soul
it is simply a case of finding balance
forever yin and yang
your choices determine your fate
just as all change the word
no matter how small a life
things are altered
but still life goes on
somewhere, somehow
life will always be
for death is a passing from one life to a next
sad but uplifting
in the end souls drift to the skies
sparkling points above
eternally dancing in the heavens."
-Angelic Warrior
Abir Shaqran Photography
12 October 2013
Shakhari Bazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bhakrid Special Market by the side of the compound wall of the Bengaluru Palace for more than a kilometer. (C)H.K.Rajashekar.
Sacrificing cattle is the central purpose of Eid ul Azha, leading to huge financial involvement and economic activities. According to Bangladesh Tanners’ Association (BTA), about 35,00,000 cows and 50,00,000 goats will be sacrificed this year. This will involve transaction of around Tk.160 billion. India exports about 10 million cows to Bangladesh annually, out of which around 4 million are sent during the Eid (both formally and informally). Bangladesh government should earn Tk.2 billion revenue at Tk.500 taka per cow.
Eid ul Azha is also the main season for procuring hides and skins. 60% of total export of hides and skins is made following the celebration of this festival. Markets for spices and refrigerators witness bumper sales, hovering around hundreds of billions of taka ahead of Eid. The money market, which usually gets volatile during the Eid festivals, has remained calm in a fairly liquid position this time.
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Dear friends,
On the very special occasion of Eid-ul-Kabir, I wish Eid Mubarak to all of you.
Eid Mubarak..
Pakistani girl displays her Mehndi to the image maker in Karachi, Pakistan. Traditionally, Muslim women across much of the world apply Mehndi on their hands and feet during Islamic festivals like Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha (or Eid-e-Qurban).
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One of the many vehicles equipped with a makeshift rack of bullhorns loudspeakers at the Milad un-Nabi street parade.
This is the celebration of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday. Milad un-Nabi, also known as Nabi Day and Mawlid, is a gazetted holiday in India.
It is the occasion of large street parades and other festivities by the Muslim male population (Muslim women are not allowed to participate in those public festivities).
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ঈদ মোবারক। প্রথমেই ছবিতে বাজে হাতের লেখার জন্য ক্ষমা চেয়ে নিচ্ছি। রাত তখন প্রায় বারোটা। ভাবলাম, লং এক্সপোজারে ‘eid mubarak’ লেখাটাকে তুলব। ছাদে যাচ্ছি যাচ্ছি, নামল বৃষ্টি। কী আর করা! অগত্যা নিজের রুমেই চেষ্টা করলাম। এখানে পিন পয়েন্ট লাইটার বা টর্চ না ইউজ করে আমি আইফোনের ডিসপ্লে ইউজ করেছ...ি কালারের শেড আনার জন্য। ওসব ইউজ করলে লেখাটা এত বল্ড হত না এবং ছড়িয়েও যেত না। আর নিজের রুমে তুলেছি বলে ওয়াইড এঙ্গেল লেন্সে কভার করছিল না পুরো লেখাটা। এজন্য একটু চাপিয়ে লিখতে গিয়ে এবড়ো-থেবড়ো হয়ে গেল।
শাটার স্পিড বা এক্সপোজার টাইম ছিল ৩০সেকেন্ড। এর থেকে বেশি আমার Canon 650D তে ম্যানুয়াল মোডে সেলফ টাইমারে সেট করা যায়না। আর একা ছিলাম বলে টাইমার ছাড়া গতি ছিল না। এজন্য একটু তাড়াতাড়ি লিখতে হয়েছে যাতে 30s এ লেখাটা শেষ হয়। ধীরে লিখলে হয়তো লেখাটা আর একটু স্পষ্ট হত। তবুও, একা একা ট্রাই করলাম মোটামুটি। পরে আরো ভালো করার চেষ্টা করব।
ছবিতে একটু খেয়াল করলে আমাকে দেখতে পাবেন হয়তো বা।
সবাইকে আবারো ঈদের শুভেচ্ছা।
Eid al-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر ʻĪd al-Fiṭr, IPA: [ʕiːd al fitˤr], "festival of breaking of the fast"), also called Feast of Breaking the Fast, the Sugar Feast, Bayram (Bajram), the Sweet Festival and the Lesser Eid, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). The religious Eid is a single day and Muslims are not permitted to fast that day. The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan. The day of Eid, therefore, falls on the first day of the month of Shawwal. This is a day when Muslims around the world show a common goal of unity. The date for the start of any lunar Hijri month varies based on the observation of new moon by local religious authorities, so the exact day of celebration varies by locality. However in most countries, it is generally celebrated on the same day as Saudi Arabia.
Eid al-Fitr has a particular Salat (Islamic prayer) consisting of two Rakats (units) and generally offered in an open field or large hall. It may only be performed in congregation (Jama’at) and, has an additional extra six Takbirs (raising of the hands to the ears while saying "Allāhu Akbar", literally "God is greatest"), three of them in the beginning of the first raka'ah and three of them just before Ruku' in the second raka'ah in the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam. Other Sunni schools usually have twelve Takbirs, seven in the first, and five at the begining of the second raka'ah. This Eid al-Fitr salat is, depending on which juristic opinion is followed, Fard (obligatory), Mustahabb (strongly recommended, just short of obligatory) or mandoob (preferable).
Muslims believe that they are commanded by God, as mentioned in the Quran, to continue their fast until the last day of Ramadan and pay the Zakat and fitra before offering the Eid prayers. (source: wiki)
Abir Shaqran Photography
August 4, 2013
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Eid-ul-Fitr, variously called as choti Eid (small Eid in Urdu) or Ramazan Eid (as it marks the end of Holy month of Ramazan Shareef), is one festival which is eagerly awaited by all Muslims across the world.
Ramazan is the month of fasting where eating is forbidden from Dawn to Dusk. Therefore, Eid marks the end of month-long fasting and one may eat as he may wish, and whenever he wishes so.
This photograph: A girl is fully decked up for the auspicious occasion in Karachi, Pakistan.
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Group of Muslim men waving green flags depicting Islamic symbols at the Milad un-Nabi street parade.
This is the celebration of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday. Milad un-Nabi, also known as Nabi Day and Mawlid, is a gazetted holiday in India.
It is the occasion of large street parades and other festivities by the Muslim male population (Muslim women are not allowed to participate in those public festivities).
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Crowd of Muslim men waving green and red flags depicting Islamic symbols at the Milad-un-Nabi parade,
This is the celebration of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday. Milad un-Nabi, also known as Nabi Day and Mawlid, is a gazetted holiday in India.
It is the occasion of large street parades and other festivities by the Muslim male population (Muslim women are not allowed to participate in those public festivities).
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Group of Muslim men with green head covers waving hands and chanting at the Milad un-Nabi street parade.
This is the celebration of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday. Milad un-Nabi, also known as Nabi Day and Mawlid, is a gazetted holiday in India.
It is the occasion of large street parades and other festivities by the Muslim male population (Muslim women are not allowed to participate in those public festivities).
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Young Muslim men waving flags on truck roof at the Milad-un-Nabi parade. The smoke is from firecrackers.
This is the celebration of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday. Milad un-Nabi, also known as Nabi Day and Mawlid, is a gazetted holiday in India.
It is the occasion of large street parades and other festivities by the Muslim male population (Muslim women are not allowed to participate in those public festivities).
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Inspite of the global economic crunch, Eid brings a reason for people to go out and shop.
People shopping at the night before eid
Selling cloth is believed to be honorable for muslims as the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) himself had a business of similar nature. This shopkeeper in Raja Bazaar is a whole sale dealer of normal use un-stitched female apparel
Adjusted the eposure a bit. . . . lemme knw what u guys think
MUHARRAM commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the younger grandson of Prophet Mohammed (pbuh). In India it has been traditionally observed with extraordinary fervor with the Hindu communities also joining in, particularly in Varanasi, Lucknow, Allahabad, Amroha, Indore, Nagpur, Jaipur, Phagwara in Punjab, Bhopal and Kanpur.
Being the son of Fatimah, Prophet Mohammed's (pbuh) daughter, Hussain was greatly loved by his grandfather who used to kiss his grandchild's forehead saying, "He who befriends Hussian, befriends me and he who hurts Hussain, hurts me!"
Yazid, the ruler of Syria on coming to power obliterated the Nizam-e-Shoora (democracy) and replaced it by his tyrannical despotism wreaking havoc on the commoners. He offered inducements including positions of power to Imam Hussain but Hussain refused and asked Yazid to mend his ways. Yazid threatened to harm him and his near and dear ones and his followers. Desiring not to opt the way of confrontation, Hussain proceeded to Madina. On the second day of Muharram, the unarmed caravan of Hussain reached the Karbala only to be confronted by a 6000 strong army of Yazid which went on a rampage, and burnt the camps of Hussain and his followers.
Hussain's eldest son Ali Akbar was slashed to pieces by Jarrar-bin-Tamimi, a brutal general of Yazid. The younger son Ali Asghar's head was separated and displayed on the tip of a spear. His daughter Sakina died in the desert of dehydration. Finally when only Hussain was left, Yazid asked him if he accepted his authority. Hussain said that his subservience was only to Allah. At this Hussain was shot at by a volley of arrows by the Yezidi army. Even after Hussian died, the soldiers of Yazid kept on trampling over his mortal remains. This sacrifice is remembered everywhere in the world but it is observed with special fervor in India, the tradition having merged in the Indian mileu.
Regarding the "Indianisation" of Muharram and the communal harmony exhibited on the occasion, Khwaja Hasan Sani Nizami, the venerated sajjadanashin of Dargah Nizamuddin observes that Varanasi has the unique tradition where many Hindu families join their Muslim brethren in observing fast during Muharram.
The Tazia, according to Syed Sibtul Hasan Fazil-e-Haswi, is a contribution from Timur who became a fan of the Indian rath (chariot), the stately carriage drawn by horses with its grand tapering pointed top and lenticular projections. Timur carried with him relics of Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) including a lock of hair, manuscripts of the Quran used by Imam Hussain and Imam Sali and a phial containing earth from the mound under which the mortal remains of Imam Hussain are interned. After Timur returned to Persia, it was the Sufi saints there who continued this tradition during Muharram processions, and this has come down to us as today's Tazias.
An Italian artist Bruno Cabrini recreated scenes of Muharram processions with Tazias in the shape of the rathas during the 18th and 19th centuries in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra organised by Hindus. He has recorded his astonishment in his own words in `Creation', the Venetian journal of art: "How come these Brahmins observe Muharram with such devotion and sincerity even though they are dedicated Hindus and do not permit slaughtering of any animal in the manner prescribed by Islam?!" The Hindu rulers of Vijayanagar during the 16th and 17th centuries even donned blackened garments and helped to arrange the Kala Tazia processions. Even the Scindias of Gwalior and the Holkar Maharajas of Indore conducted Majlis or Muharram congregations. In Lucknow Hindus regularly join Muslims in the Azadari and Alum (mourning processions).
In the Muharram alums and nohas (mourning processions), the followers of Hazrat Iamam Hussain beat their chests, heads and backs with sharp metallic chains to recreate and experience for themselves the physical tortures and mental anguish that Imam Hussain and his followers had faced, and cry out: `Hai Hussain, Hai Hussain'. The scene is so moving that it melts even the hardest and most obdurate of hearts.
The Sufi saints of India along with the Shi'ite ulema encouraged the mixing and merging of indigenous elements from the rich cultural heritage of the land to that of Muharram thus proclaiming the message of peaceful co-existence among communities and united resistance to tyrannical authority.
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Crowd of Muslim men with flags at the Milad un-Nabi street parade.
This is the celebration of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday. Milad un-Nabi, also known as Nabi Day and Mawlid, is a gazetted holiday in India.
It is the occasion of large street parades and other festivities by the Muslim male population (Muslim women are not allowed to participate in those public festivities).
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Jeep decorated with Mecca's al Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, on its roof, headed for the Milad un-Nabi street parade.
Strangely, there is a minaret sticking out from the Kaaba!
This is the celebration of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday. Milad un-Nabi, also known as Nabi Day and Mawlid, is a gazetted holiday in India.
It is the occasion of large street parades and other festivities by the Muslim male population (Muslim women are not allowed to participate in those public festivities).
For more photos and info about this event, read the album description.
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Car decorated with a mosque dome and minaret on its roof, headed for the Milad un-Nabi parade.
This is the celebration of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday. Milad un-Nabi, also known as Nabi Day and Mawlid, is a gazetted holiday in India.
It is the occasion of large street parades and other festivities by the Muslim male population (Muslim women are not allowed to participate in those public festivities).
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It is probably the oldest bazar of Rawalpindi. A history and culture unique to itself, Raja Bazar is home to produce targeted equally to all segments of the society. A view on chaand rat (the night before Eid Ul Fitr)
People shop for grocery, clothes, jewelry, and virtually everything from Raja BAzar
Originating from the North West Frontier Province, Chapli Kebabs are a popular form of food. Minced Beef mixed with traditional spices and deep fried is an exquisite form of kebabs.
Make sure you try some on your next visit to Pakistan!
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Bullhorns and makeshift sound system on a pickup truck at Milad un-Nabi street parade.
This is the celebration of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday. Milad un-Nabi, also known as Nabi Day and Mawlid, is a gazetted holiday in India.
It is the occasion of large street parades and other festivities by the Muslim male population (Muslim women are not allowed to participate in those public festivities).
For more photos and info about this event, read the album description.
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Crowd of Muslim men waving green and red flags depicting Islamic symbols at the Milad-un-Nabi parade,
This is the celebration of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday. Milad un-Nabi, also known as Nabi Day and Mawlid, is a gazetted holiday in India.
It is the occasion of large street parades and other festivities by the Muslim male population (Muslim women are not allowed to participate in those public festivities).
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Many trucks with huge makeshift sound systems at Milad un-Nabi street parade.
This is the celebration of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday. Milad un-Nabi, also known as Nabi Day and Mawlid, is a gazetted holiday in India.
It is the occasion of large street parades and other festivities by the Muslim male population (Muslim women are not allowed to participate in those public festivities).
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One of the many trucks equipped with a rack of bullhorns loudspeakers at the Milad un-Nabi street parade.
This is the celebration of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday. Milad un-Nabi, also known as Nabi Day and Mawlid, is a gazetted holiday in India.
It is the occasion of large street parades and other festivities by the Muslim male population (Muslim women are not allowed to participate in those public festivities).
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Commercial Centre Satellite Town is one of the busiest markets in Rawalpindi/Islamabad.
It's during Ramadan that it gets over crowded. Cars are banned to enter into the main shopping area and people shop like crazy!
Aerial view from Rafai Plaza
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Group of Muslim with Islamic flags at the Milad-un-Nabi street festival.
This is the celebration of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday. Milad un-Nabi, also known as Nabi Day and Mawlid, is a gazetted holiday in India.
It is the occasion of large street parades and other festivities by the Muslim male population (Muslim women are not allowed to participate in those public festivities).
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Coming up soon are the Muslim festivals of Eid al-Fitr* and Eid al-Adha*. The United States Postal Service has a commemorative first-class ‘Forever’ stamp that says “Eidukum Mubarak” (May your Eid be blessed) in Arabic and “Eid Greetings” in English.
I am using these stamps for all my postal mail, as a gesture of solidarity** with Muslim citizens, Muslim immigrants to the United States and Muslim visitors.
*Eid al-Fitr signifies “The Feast of Breaking the Fast” marking the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting -- and Eid al-Adha comes at the end of the hajj, the annual period of pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca.
**I believe that ALL religions create more evil than good (with the possible exception of the Religious Society of Friends), so I do not approve of Islam but, importantly, I do not believe that Islam creates more evil than other religions. Nor do I believe that all Muslims embrace every aspect of their religion any more than I believe that all Christians who eat shrimp believe that that sin will doom them to eternity in Hell...
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Many pickup trucks with oversize sound systems at the Milad un-Nabi street parade.
This is the celebration of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday. Milad un-Nabi, also known as Nabi Day and Mawlid, is a gazetted holiday in India.
It is the occasion of large street parades and other festivities by the Muslim male population (Muslim women are not allowed to participate in those public festivities).
For more photos and info about this event, read the album description.
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Muslim crowd waving green and red flags between two sound trucks at Milad un-Nabi street parade.
This is the celebration of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday. Milad un-Nabi, also known as Nabi Day and Mawlid, is a gazetted holiday in India.
It is the occasion of large street parades and other festivities by the Muslim male population (Muslim women are not allowed to participate in those public festivities).
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Firework organized by our organization, Asharqia Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Dammam.
Nikon D3100, 50mm, 1/25s @ F/1.8
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Car decorated with flowers and a green mosque dome and minaret on its roof, at Milad un-Nabi parade.
This is the celebration of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday. Milad un-Nabi, also known as Nabi Day and Mawlid, is a gazetted holiday in India.
It is the occasion of large street parades and other festivities by the Muslim male population (Muslim women are not allowed to participate in those public festivities).
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Rack of bullhorns loudspeakers on a truck during the Milad un-Nabi street parade.
This is the celebration of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday. Milad un-Nabi, also known as Nabi Day and Mawlid, is a gazetted holiday in India.
It is the occasion of large street parades and other festivities by the Muslim male population (Muslim women are not allowed to participate in those public festivities).
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Oversize makeshift sound system on a pickup truck at Milad un-Nabi street parade.
This is the celebration of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday. Milad un-Nabi, also known as Nabi Day and Mawlid, is a gazetted holiday in India.
It is the occasion of large street parades and other festivities by the Muslim male population (Muslim women are not allowed to participate in those public festivities).
For more photos and info about this event, read the album description.
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Car decorated with a mosque dome and minaret on its roof, headed for the Milad un-Nabi street parade.
This is the celebration of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday. Milad un-Nabi, also known as Nabi Day and Mawlid, is a gazetted holiday in India.
It is the occasion of large street parades and other festivities by the Muslim male population (Muslim women are not allowed to participate in those public festivities).
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Children from around the neighborhood congregate to greet each other on the first day of Eid-ul-Azha, arguably one of the most important dates in the Islamic calender. This day also marks the pinnacle of Haj, annual ritual for wealthy, able Muslims, who gather in Makkah Sharif.
This house is located in the old Hindu built quarters of Karachi also known as Amil Colony. This gate must have been cast in 1938, as its design suggests.
Suggested view: Large On Black
A collage of different pictures I took yesterday in the famous Charminar area of Hyderabad.
It was really amazing to see thousands of people out in the market shopping for their big festival.
McDonalds is probably not as popular as the "Pathans" for French Fries in Pakistan.
Habib Khan started this stall about ten years ago in 1999. He had a bicycle and was able to sell an average of 40 KG of French Fries in a day.
Today he owns 2 Snack Bars, one Juice Shop. He has bought 2 cars, 2 motor bikes and built a house for his family! Smart Business???