A pleasant weather in the Capital added to festivity on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr on Friday. Muslims across the city celebrated Eid that also marked the culmination of holy fasting month of Ramzan, by offering prayers in mosques, giving alms to the needy and visiting friends and relatives.
Despite overcast conditions and scattered rains in some areas, hundreds of faithful dressed in their festive best turned up at historic Jama Masjid, Fathepuri Masjid, Hazrat Nizamuddin and other mosques in the city to offer special prayers. Soon after the namaz was over at the mosques, people hugged each other and wished 'Eid Mubarak', exchanged gifts and enjoyed special dishes, particularly 'sewayian' made of vermicelli and different varieties of biryani and kebabs.
They also offered food to the poor and needy outside the mosques. Markets in various Muslim-dominated areas in the city have been decked up on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the most joyous days in the Islamic calendar. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Governor Najeeb Jung greeted people on the festival.