Ramadan 2022: Muslims across the globe offer prayers

Muslims in India welcomed the holy month of Ramadan with mass prayers at mosques, with plateauing coronavirus cases allowing for eased restrictions this year. Ramadan is all about praying, fasting and eating. Here we bring you a few pictures from the world where Muslims are seen breaking their fasts during Ramadan.

Muslims in India welcomed the holy month of Ramadan with mass prayers at mosques on April 2, with plateauing coronavirus cases allowing for eased restrictions this year. Credit: AFP Photo

People in large numbers gathered after dusk at mosques in India to join the Tarawih prayer, special prayers performed only during the month of Ramadan. Credit: PTI Photo

For the past two years, India has grappled with one of the highest rates of Covid-19, but this Ramadan, traditionally a time of community, reflection and prayer, cases have eased enough to allow for mass gatherings. Credit: AFP Photo

The start of Ramadan, during which observers abstain from food and drink from dawn until sunset, can fall on different dates due to differences in sightings of the new moon. Credit: AFP Photo

This year fasting month began earlier in much of the Middle East and South Asia than in Southeast Asia, which started fasting on April 3. Credit: AFP Photo

Muslim devotees in Kashmir offer namaz, on the second day of the holy month of Ramadan, in Srinagar. Credit: PTI Photo

People read copies of the Quran at the Baitussalihin mosque in Banda Aceh, as Muslims worldwide start the holy month of Ramadan. Credit: AFP Photo

Muslim devotees break their fast at the Jama Masjid Mosque on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Delhi. Credit: AFP Photo

Muslim devotees offer prayers at the Nwe Aye Mosque on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Yangon. Credit: AFP Photo