Millions of Muslims are gearing up for the holy month of Ramadan, during which strict fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset.
Here’s a look at how worshippers around the world mark this time, which includes special prayers, blessings and fasting.
For the first time, London’s Piccadilly Circus was illuminated with special lights on the eve of Ramadan.
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People install torches that read “God” to welcome the holy fasting month, in Sleman, Indonesia, on Sunday.
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A shopkeeper waits for customers at a stall inside a shopping mall decorated with festive lights in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday.
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Performing rukyah
Officials with Malaysia’s Islamic Authority stand by a theodolite, which they use to
