Subdued celebrations marked Eid-ul-Fitr in the country on Monday with people keeping away from mosques and celebrating the day in the confines of their homes.
Clerics had urged people to follow social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
At some places, notices were pasted outside mosques, urging people to offer prayers at home due to the pandemic.
For the food lovers too the festivities were lacklustre with meat items missing in the markets.
The streets which used to remain crowded during the festival were largely empty.
IMAGE: Muslim boys greet each other after offering Eid prayers at historical Khairudeen Jama Masjid during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Amritsar, on Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo
IMAGE: A Muslim man, wearing a face mask, offers Eid prayers at Moti Masjid, in Bhopal. Photograph: PTI Photo
IMAGE: Jama Masjid wears a deserted look on Eid-ul-Fitr, in Old Delhi, on Monday. Photograph: Arun Sharma/PTI Photo
IMAGE: Children offer prayers on the roof of a house on the occasion of Eid in Nadia. Photograph: PTI Photo
IMAGE: Muslims exchange greetings in front of the closed Nakhoda Masjid in Kolkata. Photograph: Ashok Bhaumik/PTI Photo
IMAGE: A Muslim man offers prayers at the gate of a closed mosque in Guwahati, on Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo
IMAGE: Muslims from Bihar wearing new clothes on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr walk near a shelter-home, in New Delhi, on Monday. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/PTI Photo
IMAGE: A Muslim family rides a scooter near historic Charminar on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr festival, in Hyderabad, on Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo
IMAGE: Police personnel stand guard at an Eidgah where Eid prayers were not allowed in Dehradun. Photograph: PTI Photo
IMAGE: A view of Taj-Ul-Masajid wearing a deserted look as only a few Muslims offered Eid prayers there due to ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in Bhopal, on Monday. Photograph: PTI Photo
IMAGE: A Muslim man offers prayers at historical Khairudeen Jama Masjid in Amritsar. Photograph: PTI Photo
IMAGE: Muslims offer Eid prayers at a residence in Guwahati. Photograph: PTI Photo
IMAGE: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel stand guard near Jama Musjid in Old Delhi. Photograph: Arun Sharma/PTI Photo
IMAGE: : A Muslim family offers Eid prayers at their home in Chennai. Photograph: PTI Photo
