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Shown above, women in the northern Indian state of occupied Kashmir offered prayers on a stairway outside a Muslim shrine in Srinagar on Monday.
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Shown above, a man read the Quran at a religious school or madrassa in Mumbai.
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Children are encouraged during Ramadan to recite and memorize passages from the Quran. In the picture above, Muslim students recited from the Quran in Mumbai.
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Shown above, young boys in occupied Kashmir read the Quran on Monday.
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Shown above, a group of Muslim men marked their first day of fasting in the northern Indian city of Allahabad by creating a makeshift dining spot outside a mosque.
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Evenings during the month of Ramadan is dedicated to feasting. Although meals start with fruit, they evolve into elaborate feasts that include dishes specially made to celebrate the holy month. Shown above, a man bought bread at a store in the Indian western city of Ahmedabad on Monday evening.
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Shown above, bowls of sweets were distributed at the Mecca Mosque in the south Indian city of Hyderabad on Monday evening.