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Eid al-Adha begins

Eid al-Adha: Filipino Muslim butchers hold down a goat in Taguig
Filipino Muslim butchers hold down a goat bought for a sacrificial killing during Eid al- Adha at a halal slaughterhouse in Taguig, Philippines Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP
Eid al-Adha: Thousands of Bangladeshis cram onto trains at the Airport Railway Terminal
Thousands of Bangladeshis cram on to a train at the airport rail station near Dhaka ahead of Eid-al Adha Photograph: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images
Eid al-Adha: An Afghan bull seller removes dust from bulls
An Afghan vendor removes dust from bulls, as he awaits customers at a Kabul market in Afghanistan Photograph: Musadeq Sadeq/AP
Eid al-Adha: Afghan men wait to perform Eid al-Adha prayers at a mosque in Kabul
Afghan men wait to perform Eid al-Adha prayers at the Shah-e do Shamshera mosque in Kabul Photograph: Omar Sobhani/Reuters
Eid al-Adha: A Palestinian butcher stands by a pen of sheep
A Palestinian butcher stands by a pen of sheep on the first day of Eid al-Adha in the West Bank town of Aram, near Ramallah Photograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP
Eid al-Adha: An Indian shepherd sells his livestock on a roadside  in Bangalore
An Indian shepherd sells his livestock on a roadside in Bangalore Photograph: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images
Eid al-Adha: Muslims listen to the speech of an imam in Xining, China
Muslims listen to an imam during morning prayer for Eid al-Adha festival outside the Dongguan Great Mosque in Xining, in Qinghai, China. Photograph: China Photos/Getty Images
Eid al-Adha: A man sprays his cows with an identification mark in Kabul, Afghanistan
An Afghan man sprays his cows with an identification mark at Kabul animal market Photograph: Musadeq Sadeq/AP
Eid al-Adha: Afghan children watch as butchers, unseen, slaughter a sheep
Afghan children watch as butchers, unseen, slaughter a sheep on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Kabul, Afghanistan Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP
Eid al-Adha: A Yemeni boy helps a customer to pick a goat at a market in Sanaa, Yemen
A Yemeni boy helps a customer pick a goat at a livestock market in Sanaa, Yemen Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP
Eid al-Adha: Afghan women wait for the start of Eid al-Adha prayers
Afghan women await the start of Eid al-Adha prayers at the Shah-e Do Shamshira mosque in Kabul Photograph: Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images
Eid al-Adha: A slaughtered sheep lays on the ground in the town of Kosovo Polje
A sleep slaughtered for Eid al-Adha in the town of Kosovo Polje, in Pristina, Kosovo Photograph: Armend Nimani/AFP/Getty Images
Eid al-Adha: Afghans wait for customers at the animal market on the eve of Eid
Afghans await customers at the animal market in Kabul, Afghanistan Photograph: Musadeq Sadeq/AP
Eid al-Adha: A baby sleeps in an hammock next to animals at a market in Mumbai
A baby sleeps in an hammock as sacrificial animals go up for sale ahead of Eid al-Adha celebrations in Mumbai, India Photograph: Divyakant Solanki/EPA
Eid al-Adha: A young Afghan boy leads a buffalo at a livestock market
A young Afghan boy leads a buffalo at a livestock market ahead of the Eid al- Adha festival in Kabul, Afghanistan Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP
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