Mangalore : Muslims of the twin districts celebrated the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr with religious fervour  on July 28, Tuesday.

Hundreds of Muslims in the city, wearing the kurta-pyjamas, crowded places of worship for Eid prayers between 7.a.m and 9.a.m.

Muslim devotees offered the special Eid Namaz at Eid-gah located at Light House Hill, greeting and praying for each other. The festival marks the end of the Ramadan fasting and is a day that brings joy and happiness.

Mangalore Khazi Twaqa Ahmed Musliyar guided the Eid prayers and delivered the Eid message. Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister, U T Khader, exchanged Eid greetings with the Muslim devotees.

Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of Shaw’waal which is the tenth month of the Islamic calendar.