Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha

A Palestinian girl dressed in costume stands on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary) and to Jews as Temple Mount after prayers Photograph: Ammar Awad/guardian.co.uk

Ivorian Muslims pray in front of the Fitya mosque of the popular Abobo district of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Photograph: Sia Kambou/guardian.co.uk

Indonesian Muslim women pray in Jakarta Photograph: Adek Berry/guardian.co.uk

Iraqis pray at the grave side of relatives in Baghdad Photograph: Khalil Al-Murshidi/guardian.co.uk

Kosovar Muslims pray in the streets to mark in Kosovo's capital Pristina Photograph: Hazir Reka/guardian.co.uk

Palestinian children ride the ferris wheel at an amusement park at Sabra and Shatila Palestinian refugee camp Photograph: Wael Hamzeh/guardian.co.uk

Muslim pilgrims on their way to throw pebbles at a stone pillar representing the devil, during the Hajj pilgrim in Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. The last stage of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the symbolic stoning of the devil, began on Friday. The first day of stoning also marks the start of the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, or feast of sacrifice, when Muslims around the world slaughter sheep and cattle in remembrance of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Photograph: Hassan Ammar/guardian.co.uk

Blood drains away from a cow slaughtered for the celebrations in the Rhodope Mountains village of Ribnovo, some 210 km south from Sofia, Bulgaria Photograph: Nikolay Doychinov/guardian.co.uk

Muslim faithfuls attend prayers as part of the Eid al-Adha celebrations at the centuries-old Sunda Kelapa port, Jakarta, Indonesia Photograph: Adi Weda/guardian.co.uk

Muslims pray during Eid al-Adha celebrations in Wuzhong, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,China Photograph: guardian.co.uk

People load-down a vehicle as they pass the Burj Dubai tower after attending prayers in Dubai Photograph: STEVE CRISP/guardian.co.uk

Traditional palace guards of Emir of Kano, ride on horses after prayers to mark the first day f Eid al-Adha in Kano, Nigeria Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/guardian.co.uk

Two boys clean the digestive track of a cow, to cook, after scavenging it from the garbage near a fair inKabul, Afghanistan Photograph: Mustafa Quraishi/guardian.co.uk

Volunteers slaughter 8,000 sacrificial sheeps in Pasuruan in East Java, Indonesia Photograph: Aman Rahman/guardian.co.uk