Representational imageKozhikode: Believers in Kasaragod district of Kerala celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday with the sighting of the moon of Shawwal, the month following Ramzan, in Bhatkal in Karnataka.
Prayer meets were held in various parts of the districts. Mass prayers could not be organized in open places due to rain.
Eid-ul-Fitr is being celebrated in coastal areas of Karnataka, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uthara Kannada.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE also celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday to mark the end of fasting month of Ramzan.
Official Twitter for Haramain, which gives updates about Makkah and Madinah, announced the sighting of the moon on Saturday.
"The moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia. Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated tomorrow, Sunday 25th June 2017," it said.
In Dubai, the Dubai Media Office sent out a tweet announcing the beginning of the month.
The announcement comes shortly after Saudi Arabia announced the sighting of the Shawwal moon in the Kingdom.
Meanwhile, Oman's Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs has announced that Monday, June 26, will be the first day of Eid ul-Fitr after failing to sight to crescent moon in Muscat.
Eid ul-Fitr, which means "festival of breaking the fast", marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramzan.
Turkey and Muslim communities in North America, Europe and Australia had previously announced they would celebrate Eid ul-Fitr from Sunday based on astronomical calculations.
