The simple pleasures of Eid: Family, flowers and piles of sweets

By Sarah Brown and Stina Backer, for CNN

Updated 1759 GMT (0159 HKT) August 9, 2013

During an Eid spent in India, Laurens Meulman, 35, from the Netherlands, spotted an irresistible photo-opportunity after she'd been invited to share food with a family in a square behind the Taj Mahal. "The henna-painted hands of one of the women in the group caught my eye and I asked her if I could to take a photo," she said.
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Hands on at Taj Mahal – During an Eid spent in India, Laurens Meulman, 35, from the Netherlands, spotted an irresistible photo-opportunity after she'd been invited to share food with a family in a square behind the Taj Mahal. "The henna-painted hands of one of the women in the group caught my eye and I asked her if I could to take a photo," she said.
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This Eid 3-year-old Mazin from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia will be wearing a <a href="http://statigr.am/viewer.php#/user/615318/" target="_blank">brand new customized thobe</a>. His father Yassir Nassif said that for most people Eid is a family holiday where you go from house to house to visit relatives they never got around to visit during the rest of the year. "We have scheduled breakfasts, lunches and dinners. I never knew how exhausting it was on my parents until I became one myself, but I enjoyed it as a kid and would love my children to have the same pleasures."
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Dress to impress – This Eid 3-year-old Mazin from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia will be wearing a brand new customized thobe. His father Yassir Nassif said that for most people Eid is a family holiday where you go from house to house to visit relatives they never got around to visit during the rest of the year. "We have scheduled breakfasts, lunches and dinners. I never knew how exhausting it was on my parents until I became one myself, but I enjoyed it as a kid and would love my children to have the same pleasures."
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The hustle and bustle of the <a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1012895" target="_blank">Matia Mahal bazaar</a> close to Old Delhi's principal mosque Jama Masjid was captured on film by 70-year-old Ramesh Lalwani. The samosas are in the process of being fried and the pakoras, jalebis and gulab jamuns are ready for sale to the Eid crowds.
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Old Delhi food rush – The hustle and bustle of the Matia Mahal bazaar close to Old Delhi's principal mosque Jama Masjid was captured on film by 70-year-old Ramesh Lalwani. The samosas are in the process of being fried and the pakoras, jalebis and gulab jamuns are ready for sale to the Eid crowds.
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The night cooking at the Nakhlistan Eid-al-fitr Feeding Scheme in <a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1013607" target="_blank">Cape Town, South Africa</a> was captured by Amien Phillips. More than 69,000 people were fed and five tons of meat, four tons of rice, 2.7 tons of potatoes, 850 kilograms of onions, 27,000 pieces of wood and 151 pots were used.
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Feeding Cape Town – The night cooking at the Nakhlistan Eid-al-fitr Feeding Scheme in Cape Town, South Africa was captured by Amien Phillips. More than 69,000 people were fed and five tons of meat, four tons of rice, 2.7 tons of potatoes, 850 kilograms of onions, 27,000 pieces of wood and 151 pots were used.
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This <a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1010318" target="_blank">colorful feast</a> of a photo was taken by Ashish Tibrewal in his native Mumbai, India, during Eid in 2009. "Being a Hindu, I do not celebrate Eid myself but I visit my Muslim friends to greet them on Eid, and it's a great symbol of peace and brotherhood between different religions," he said.
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Fruits, treats and temples – This colorful feast of a photo was taken by Ashish Tibrewal in his native Mumbai, India, during Eid in 2009. "Being a Hindu, I do not celebrate Eid myself but I visit my Muslim friends to greet them on Eid, and it's a great symbol of peace and brotherhood between different religions," he said.
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