Badshahi Mosque
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| Address | Walled City, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
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| Height | 6900 (cm) |
| Capacity | 56,000 |
| Architects | Nawab Zain Yar Jang Bahadur |
| Architectural styles | Islamic architecture, Mughal architecture, Indo-Islamic architecture |
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| ID | 644987 |
About Badshahi Mosque
The Badshahi Mosque is a Mughal era masjid in Lahore, capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan. The mosque is located west of Lahore Fort along the outskirts of the Walled City of Lahore, and is widely considered to be one of Lahore's most iconic landmarks.
Where is the Badshahi Mosque
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Eid al-Adha celebrations around the world
... A woman prays at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan Butchers prepare to slaughter a cow during the Eid al-Adha festival in Karachi, Pakistan People gather for Eid al-Adha prayers at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan Worshippers pray at the National Mosque of Baitul Mukarram in Dhaka, Bangladesh Muslims participate in a special prayer in Kolkata, India A child looks on as women offer Eid al-Adha prayers in Chennai, India Prayers are offered in Kolkata, India A herbal eye-liner, called surma, is applied to a worshipper at Kashmiri Jame Mosque in Kathmandu, Nepal Prayers are offered at the same mosque Muslim women pray in Colombo, Sri Lanka A Turkish aid agency hands out sacrificial animal meat in Nairobi Balloons are handed out at the Ar-Rahma Mosque in Kiev, Ukraine ...
Eid al-Adha celebrations around the world
The Muslim festival Eid al-Adha - which means "feast of The Sacrifice " - began on Sunday evening and is marked by special prayers and Feasts .
Indian children play after Eid al-Adha prayers at the Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi , IndiaEach year Muslims gather for the occasion that commemorates The Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to Sacrifice his son on the command of God. Ibrahim was eventually given a lamb to Sacrifice instead.
Eid al-Adha usually begins on The Last day of the Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia .
It is the second Islamic festival of the year, and follows Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan, The Holy month of fasting.
Here is a selection of pictures of celebrations from around The World on Monday .
A woman prays at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan Butchers prepare to slaughter a cow during the Eid al-Adha festival in Karachi, Pakistan People gather for Eid al-Adha prayers at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan Worshippers pray at The National Mosque of Baitul Mukarram in Dhaka, Bangladesh Muslims participate in a special prayer in Kolkata, India A child looks on as women offer Eid al-Adha prayers in Chennai, India Prayers are offered in Kolkata, India A herbal eye-liner, called surma, is applied to a worshipper at Kashmiri Jame Mosque in Kathmandu, Nepal Prayers are offered at the same mosque Muslim Women pray in Colombo, Sri Lanka A Turkish aid agency hands out sacrificial animal meat in Nairobi Balloons are handed out at the Ar-Rahma Mosque in Kiev, Ukraine.
islam, muslims, eid al-adha, photography
Source of news: bbc.com
