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Fasting and feasting: How Muslims observe Ramzan

The holy month of Ramzan brings to mind jostling crowds and great food.

Muslims offer Friday prayers in a mosque during the holy month of Ramzan, in the northern Indian city of Allahabad July 27, 2012.

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Fasting and feasting: How Muslims observe Ramzan

Kashmiri Muslim men raise arms while praying in the holy month of Ramzan in Srinagar.

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Fasting and feasting: How Muslims observe Ramzan

A worker dries vermicelli, a specialty eaten during Ramzan in Allahabad.

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Fasting and feasting: How Muslims observe Ramzan

Muslims offer prayers after having their iftar (fast-breaking) meal during Ramzan at the Jama Masjid in the old quarters of Delhi.

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Fasting and feasting: How Muslims observe Ramzan

Muslims gather before having their iftar (fast-breaking) meal during Ramzan at the Jama Masjid.

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Fasting and feasting: How Muslims observe Ramzan

A Muslim woman waits to have her iftar (fast-breaking) meal during Ramzan at Delhi's Jama Masjid.

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Fasting and feasting: How Muslims observe Ramzan

Muslims wait to start their iftar meal during Ramzan in the old quarters of Delhi.

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Fasting and feasting: How Muslims observe Ramzan

A worker dries vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the Muslim fasting month of Ramzan, in Chennai.

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Fasting and feasting: How Muslims observe Ramzan

A Muslim man prepares for iftar during Ramzan inside a mosque in Ahmedabad.

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Fasting and feasting: How Muslims observe Ramzan

A five-year-old sells falooda, a traditional drink, with her grandmother before iftar in Mumbai.

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Fasting and feasting: How Muslims observe Ramzan

Muslims pray at the Jama Masjid during the holy month of Ramzan.

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Fasting and feasting: How Muslims observe Ramzan

A Muslim girl performs ablutions as IMuslims gather to break fast in Delhi.

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