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Prayers to celebrate Eid al-Adha in Indonesia

Updated: 2010-11-17 14:06

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Men transport a sheep on their motorcycle on the eve of Eid al-Adha at Marrakesh Nov 16, 2010. Muslims across the world are preparing to celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the haj pilgrimage to Mecca by hundreds of millions of Muslims, with the slaughter of goats, sheep and cattle in commemoration of the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to Allah. [Photo/Agencies]

A Muslim woman holds a balloon as she attends prayer along a street to celebrate the festival of Eid al-Adha in Jakarta Nov 17, 2010. Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, celebrates Eid al-Adha by slaughtering goats and cows and distributing the meat to the poor.[Photo/Agencies]

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