The festival of Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks culmination of Islamic holy month of Ramadan, was celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety across Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.
People from Muslim community offered Eid-ul-Fitr prayers in Eidgahs or open grounds and the mosques this morning. In Raipur, the Mohadapara mosque witnessed huge gathering on the occasion. “Eid Mubarak” echoed all around as thousands of Muslims, dressed in traditional dresses exchanged greetings just after the prayers.
On the occasion, markets buzzed with huge crowd as people were seen shopping for clothes, utensils and dry fruits. Residents of Muslim dominated areas of the city including Mohadapara, Baijnathpara, Chotapara, Sanjay Nagar, Raja Talab and Nurani Chowk had decorated their houses with lighting and other decorative items as a mark of celebration.
Social networking sites including Facebook, WhatsApp etc were flooded with Eid greetings. On the occasion Governor Balramji Das Tandon, Chief Minister Raman Singh, State Congress chief Bhupesh Baghel, former Chhattisgarh chief minister, Ajit Jogi extended warm greetings and hoped for happiness, peace and prosperity in the country on this auspicious day.
The people of Muslim community in Jagdalpur district headquarters prayed for a prosperous and violence-free Bastar. Thousands of Muslims thronged at Idgah to offer their prayers while appealing to the insurgents to shun violence and return to the main stream and contribute in development of the State. They also sought blessings for the farmers. People from all beliefs exchanged greetings with each other.
The markets witnessed huge crowd. The police and district administration made special security arrangements to avert any untoward incident during the day.