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Hundreds of worshippers in colorful prayer garments fill the courtyard of the Dian Al-Mahri Mosque, also known as the Golden Dome Mosque, in Depok, West Java, Indonesia, as Eid al-Adha prayers begin at sunrise.
The holiday, one of Islam's two most important observances, commemorates Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son as an act of devotion to God.
Muslim worshippers pack the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City, Metro Manila, for Eid al-Adha prayers.
The Philippines is home to a significant Muslim minority concentrated in the southern regions, though communal prayers draw participants from across the capital.
The holiday is observed by an estimated 2 billion Muslims worldwide with prayer and ritual animal sacrifice.
Seen from above, worshippers lay out rows of prayer rugs across an open ground in the Tanah Datar District, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
The aerial view captures the scale of participation across Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, where Eid al-Adha is observed as a national public holiday and marked by mass outdoor prayers.
Worshippers kneel in rows outside a mosque in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with the city's main mosque and its blue-tiled domes and twin minarets in the background.
A dense crowd of worshippers fills the city square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Central Asian Muslim communities have observed the holiday with public congregational prayers for generations, maintaining the tradition through significant social and political changes.
Worshippers gather for Eid al-Adha prayers at the Sheikha Moza Al Suwaidi Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The UAE's Muslim population, comprising both citizens and a large expatriate community from across South and Southeast Asia, marks the holiday with prayers held at mosques and open-air grounds throughout the country.
Tens of thousands of worshippers line the streets around El Siddik Mosque in Cairo, Egypt.
The crowd extends far beyond the mosque’s capacity in an aerial view.
The scene reflects the scale of Eid al-Adha observance across Egypt, where the holiday is among the most widely attended religious events of the year.
Muslim worshippers of all ages stand in rows on the floor of Addis Ababa Stadium, Ethiopia.
Thousands gathered at the stadium and surrounding squares in the Ethiopian capital, where security personnel conducted checks at entry points before the congregation assembled.
Worshippers bow in unison along the Deshmoret e Kombit Boulevard in Tirana, Albania, in a scene that stretches the length of one of the capital's main thoroughfares.
Albania, a majority-Muslim country in the western Balkans, held its central Eid al-Adha program on the boulevard, drawing thousands of participants for communal prayer and Quran recitation.
Worshippers attend Eid al-Adha prayers at the Dian Al-Mahri Mosque in Depok, West Java, Indonesia.
The Feast of Sacrifice, marked by prayer and ritual animal slaughter, wraps up this year's global look at a holiday celebrated at the same time in many countries and millions of homes.
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