New Delhi/Hyderabad/ Mumbai, Dec 21: Eid-ul-Zuha is being celebrated with traditional fervour across the country today.
Thousands of Muslims attended the special morning prayers in mosques to mark the festival.
In New Delhi, despite early morning fog, thousands of devotees converged at the Jama Masjid to offer Eid 'namaaz'.
On this day, Muslims sacrifice goats and distribute its meat among family, friends and the poor.
Muslims believe a sacrificed goat is a reflection of one's own spiritual sacrifice, and see it as essential for achieving communion with “Allah”.
Eid-ul-Zuha is a time to offer the perfect goat to the Prophet.
The festival is also being celebrated in Hyderabad and Mumbai.