Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr to mark the end of Ramadan.

Celebrations were restricted for a second year as the Covid-19 pandemic again forced mosque closings and family separations.

A clown sprays children with foam as Muslims gather for Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem
A clown sprays children with foam as Muslims gather for Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem (Mahmoud Illean/AP)

Muslim women with their hands painted with traditional henna pray during an Eid al-Fitr prayer at historical Badshahi mosque, in Lahore, Pakistan
Muslim women with their hands painted with traditional henna pray at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan (KM Chaudary/AP)

Muslim boys hold balloons while they leave after performing an Eid al-Fitr prayer at a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan
Muslim boys hold balloons at a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan (Fareed Khan/AP)

Muslims wearing protective masks pray outside the National Mosque while celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Muslims wearing protective masks pray outside the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Vincent Thian/AP)

Muslims perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer at a mosque, in Peshawar, Pakistan
Muslims praying at a mosque in Peshawar (Muhammad Sajjad/AP)

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