Eid al-Adha will be celebrated across India on July 21 this year. Also known as Bakrid or the ‘festival of sacrifice’, the Islamic religious festival is celebrated on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, which is the 12th month of the Islamic calendar. Here’s how the celebrations began in India amid the ongoing COVID-19 situation.

Visuals from Jama Masjid.
Devotees offering namaz at Khairuddin Masjid in Amritsar, Punjab. 
Devotees offering namaz at Khairuddin Masjid in Amritsar, Punjab. 
Visuals from Jama Masjid.
Devotees heading to Jama Masjid in Delhi to offer Eid-Ul-Adha prayers.
Visuals from Red Fort in Delhi on July 21.