Hajj and Eid al-Adha 2011 (part2)

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Clic  Part 2

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A Pakistani man sharpens a knife at his shop in Karachi, Pakistan, on November 6, 2011. Eid, is celebrated throughout the Muslim world as a commemoration of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God, with cows, camels, goats and sheep are traditionally slaughtered on the holiest day. (Rizwan Tabassum/AFP/Getty Images)

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Palestinian women pray at the grave of a relative at a cemetery in the West Bank city of Ramallah on the first day of Eid al-Adha [AFP]

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Egyptian customers line up to buy meat at a butcher Shop in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov.4, 2011 as a preparation for the upcoming Eid Al-Adha holiday (Feast of Sacrifice) which marks the end of the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Amr Nabil / AP

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A camel is transported in a truck in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 4, 2011 in preparation for the upcoming Eid Al-Adha holiday. Amr Nabil / AP

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Ethnic Turkish men hold a ram in Bucharest, Romania, on November 6, 2011, during celebrations of the first day of Eid al-Adha. Romania's Turkish minority inhabits mostly the south east of the country near the Black Sea. The ram was present as a mascot and was not sacrificed. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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Ethnic Turkish girls from the village of Cumpana, eastern Romania, wait to perform traditional dances in Bucharest, Romania, on November 6, 2011, during celebrations of the first day of Eid al-Adha. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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Muslims greet each other after attending Eid al-Adha prayers at Lahore's Badshahi Mosque, in Pakistan. Source: Reuters / Mohsin Raza

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People pray in Ashwaq village on the occasion of Eid al-Adha near the city of Tabuk, 1,500 km (932 miles) away from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on November 6, 2011. (Reuters/Mohamed Alhwaity)

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A trader pulls a sheep for a customer in a market on Eid al-Adha, in southern Tehran, Iran, on November 7, 2011. (Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

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A woman prepares traditional sweets for sale on the rooftop of her house, ahead of Eid al-Adha, in the port city of Sidon, southern Lebanon, on November 3, 2011. (Reuters/Ali Hashisho)

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A Muslim man visits the graves of relatives during Eid al-Adha celebrations in Benghazi, Libya, on November 6, 2011. (Reuters/Esam Al-Fetori)

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Muslims perform Eid al-Adha prayers at the Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) in the old quarters of Delhi, India. Source: Reuters / B Mathur

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A man pulls a sheep after buying it from a market ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival in New Delhi Source: Reuters / Parivartan Sharma

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Kashmiri men weigh a sheep before selling it at a market ahead of the Eid al-Adha in Srinagar Nov. 5, 2011 Source: Reuters / Danish Ishmail

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Dar al-hajar, a rock palace built in the 1930s, is seen near Sanaa, Yemen. Hundreds of Muslims around the country visit the monument during Eid al-Adha. Source: Reuters / Mohamed Al-Sayaghi

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Children buy balloons after Eid al-Adha prayers outside a mosque in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh Source: Reuters / Ajay Verma

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Kyrgyz men look at sheep at the outdoor livestock market in Bishkek, on the eve of Eid al-Adha, known locally as Kurban Bairam [AFP]

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A Muslim family leave a mosque after the Eid al-Adha prayer in Shah Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Eid al-Adha is celebrated annually on the 10th day of the last Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah of the lunar Islamic calendar [EPA]

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Sacrificial animals are put on sale at a local cattle market ahead of Eid al-Adha, in Chaman, Pakistan [EPA]

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A Jordanian worker carries a sheep at the Zarqa livestock market, near Amman, Jordan [EPA]

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Yemeni traders wait for customers at a shop ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen [EPA]

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Pigeons cover the sky as Afghan men gather outside Shah-e-Dushamshera mosque to attend Eid al-Adha prayers in Kabul, Afghanistan, on November 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

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Two Muslim youths blow fire during the parade to welcome Eid al-Adha in Banda Aceh, Indonesia [EPA]

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Shepherds with their goats at a makeshift livestock market ahead of Eid al-Adha in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata [EPA]

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A goat is pictured in a Tripoli, Libya market on November 2, 2011, ahead of the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival celebrated by Muslims across the world to mark the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and in commemoration of Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. (JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)

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A boy pulls a sheep to sell it to a Muslim buyer at a cattle market on the outskirts of Amman ahead of the Eid al-Adha holidlay on November 5, 2011. Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice or Bairam as it is known in some non-Arab Muslim countries, is the feast that marks the end of the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son to God. (KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images)

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Shepherds are seen with their goats at a makeshift livestock market ahead of the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha in Kolkata on November 5, 2011. Eid al-Adha (the Festival of Sacrifice) is celebrated throughout the Muslim world as a commemoration of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God. The festival falls on the tenth day of Zulhijjah, the final month of the Muslim Calendar. Cows, camels, goats and sheep are traditionally slaughtered on the holiest day. (DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)

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Indian shepherd is seen with his goats at a makeshift livestock market ahead of the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha in Kolkata on November 5, 2011. Eid al-Adha (the Festival of Sacrifice) is celebrated throughout the Muslim world as a commemoration of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God. The festival falls on the tenth day of Zulhijjah, the final month of the Muslim Calendar. Cows, camels, goats and sheep are traditionally slaughtered on the holiest day. (DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)

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Camels are seen at a livestock market ahead of Eid al-Adha in Lahore on November 5, 2011. The annual Islamic holiday, which falls from November 7 to 8 in Pakistan, is marked by the ritual sacrifice after morning prayers of sheep, goats, cows and other livestock whose meat is then shared with the poor. (Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images)

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A goat is seen at Ariana livestock market in Tunis on November 5, 2011, ahead of the traditional sheep slauhter to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice. Muslims slaughter sheep, goats and cattle during the eid, which marks the end of the annual hajj pilgrimage to the Muslim holy city of Mecca and is celebrated in commemoration of prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son Ismail to show obedience to God. (FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images)

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A vendor shows a goat to customers at a makeshift livestock market ahead of Eid-al-Adha in Hyderabad on November 5, 2011. Muslims around the world will celebrate Eid al-Adha or 'Feast of the Sacrifice', which marks the end of the annual hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca and celebrated in remembrance of Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to God. (NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images)

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Yemenis shop at a market in the capital Sanaa on November 3, 2011, in preparation for the Eid al-Adha feast, or Feast of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the annual hajj pilgrimage for Muslims worldwide. (MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images)

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Palestinians buy sweets in the West Bank city of Hebron on November 5, 2011, as Muslims the world over prepare for the Eid al-Adha celebrations, or Feast of Sacrifice. Muslims slaughter sheep, goats and cattle during the eid, which marks the end of the annual hajj pilgrimage to the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia and is celebrated in commemoration of prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son Ismail to show obedience to God. (HAZEM BADER/AFP/Getty Images)

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Fruit are put on display in the West Bank city of Hebron on November 5, 2011, as Muslims the world over prepare for the Eid al-Adha celebrations, or Feast of Sacrifice. Muslims slaughter sheep, goats and cattle during the eid, which marks the end of the annual hajj pilgrimage to the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia and is celebrated in commemoration of prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son Ismail to show obedience to God. (HAZEM BADER/AFP/Getty Images)

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A Moroccan buys a sheep in preparation of Eid al-Adha in Marrakech November 6, 2011. Source: REUTERS

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Demonstrators protesting against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad march through the streets will balloons on the first day of the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha in Alsnmin near Daraa November 6, 2011. Source: REUTERS

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A street vendor arranges apples dipped in a syrup during the first day of Eid al-Adha, at the port-city of Sidon, southern Lebanon, November 6, 2011. - Source: REUTERS

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Children ride on a swing carousel during the first day of Eid al-Adha, at the port-city of Sidon, southern Lebanon, November 6, 2011. Source: REUTERS

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Palestinian children hold balloons in front of the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif, and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old city, on the first day of Eid al-Adha November 6, 2011. Source: REUTERS

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Men slaughter a sheep during the Kurban Bairam (Eid al-Adha) festival in the small town of Ivie November 6, 2011. Source: REUTERS

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Muslims attend Eid al-Adha prayers at the Firdos Sunni mosque in Baghdad November 6, 2011. Source: REUTERS

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People buy sweets, ahead of Eid al-Adha, at the port-city of Sidon, southern Lebanon, November 4, 2011. Source: REUTERS

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Women shop ahead of Eid al-Adha, at the old souk of the port-city of Sidon, southern Lebanon, November 4, 2011. Source: REUTERS

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Eid Al Adha of 2011 is around 7 days away only from us now. Eid Al Adha is also named as Bakra Eid or Big Eid by Muslims. On this Eid Muslims do Sacrifice of Animals in memory of Prophet Ibrahim A.S Sacrifice. Id-ul-Zuha is a festival that is celebrated with traditional fervor and gaiety in India and the world. Many Muslims wear new clothes and attend an open-air prayer meeting during Id-ul-Zuha. They may sacrifice a sheep or goat and share the meat with family members, neighbors and the poor. Many Muslims feel that they have a duty to ensure that all Muslims can enjoy a meat based meal during this holiday.

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Men riding on a motorcycle, lead a recently purchased camel ahead of Eid al-Adha celebrations in Lahore, Pakistan. (Reuters)

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Afghan women buy bangles for the upcoming Eid al Adha festival in Jalalabad east of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP

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Kenyan Muslims offer prayers at Noor ,Mosque in Nairobi, Kenya Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011 during Eid al-Adha, or fest of sacrifice. Eid al-Adha is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God. (AP Photo/Sayyid Abdul Azim)

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Kabul, Afghanistan: Sheep for sale at a livestock market Photograph: Keystone USA-ZUMA / Rex Features

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Kabul, Afghanistan: An Afghan man checks the age of a goat displayed for sale at a livestock market Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

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Birds fly over Muslim pilgrims near the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca on November 3, 2011. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)

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A Saudi police officer monitors screens connected to cameras set up at all the holy places in Mina near the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia on November 7, 2011. (Hassan Ammar/AP)

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Thai Muslim pilgrims offer prayers before they depart for the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca at the Hat Yai International airport in southern Thailand on October 5, 2011. (Muhammad Sabri/AFP/Getty Images

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Indonesian pilgrims conduct a practice run of a religious ritual before a mock-up of the Kabaa, Islam's holy shrine, at a training center in Jakarta as part of final preparations before departing for the hajj pilgrimage in Mecca on October 28, 2011. For the world's largest Muslim-majority country with more than 200,000 pilgrims each year, the training is crucial in preventing chaos and casualty in the holy land, officials say. (Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images)

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Pakistani traders wait for customers to sell their livestock for the upcoming Eid-al-Adha festival in a market in Islamabad, Pakistan on November 4, 2011. (/B.K.Bangash/AP

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A man carries a sacrificial goat on sale at a market, ahead of the Eid al-Adha feast, in Sanaa, Yemen on November 5, 2011. (Mohamed al-Sayaghi/Reuters)

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Palestinian youngsters enjoy a carnival ride in the Palestinian Shatila refugee camp in Beirut on November 6, 2011, as Muslims worldwide celebrate the first day of Eid al-Adha. (Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images)

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A Yemeni soldier who defected greets a fellow Muslim after attending prayers on the first day of Eid al-Adha prayers in Sanaa on November 6, 2011. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images)

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Palestinians arrive at Damascus Gate leading into the old city of Jerusalem on their way to pray in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Islam's third holiest site, on November 6, 2011, on the first day of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. (Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images)

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Muslim women attend prayer on the slopes of Mount Merapi (in the background) to celebrate the festival of Eid al-Adha in the village of Kalitengah Lor outside city of Yogyakarta, Central Java on November 6, 2011. (Dwi Oblo/Reuters

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Ethnic Turkish girls from the village of Cumpana, Romania perform traditional dances in Bucharest on November 6, 2011, during celebrations of the first day of Eid al-Adha. (Vadim Ghirda/AP)

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Anti-Khadafy fighters visit the graves of their friends during Eid al-Adha celebrations in Benghazi, Libya on November 6, 2011. (Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters)

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Muslims buy sheep in a bazaar in Linxia, in China's Gansu Province on November 6, 2011. Muslims in northwest China celebrated their traditional feast of Corban Festival, or Eid al-Adha, meaning "Feast of Sacrifice" Sunday. (Gao Jianjun/Xinhua/AP)

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Pakistani Muslims slaughter animals at a mosque in Lahore on November 7, 2011 during the Eid al-Adha celebrations. (Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images)

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Girls attend prayers marking the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Abuja, Nigeria on November 6, 2011. (Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters

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Muslim women perform Eid al-Adha prayers in Srinagar, Kashmir on November 7, 2011. (Danish Ismail/Reuters

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An Afghan vendor looks for customers on the second day of the Eid al-Adha in Kabul, Afghanistan on November 7, 2011. (Muhammed Muheisen/AP

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Residents visit the grave of a relative at a cemetery during Eid-al-Adha in Najaf, Iraq on November 7, 2011. (Ali Abu SHish/Reuters)

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Iranian Sunni Muslim men try to slaughter a camel on Eid al-Adha in Siminshahr, in a Sunni area of Iran, a country which is predominantly Shiite, on November 7, 2011. (AP)

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A young Indian Muslim boy smiles with a sacrificial goat on Eid-al-Adha in Allahabad, India on November 7, 2011. (Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP