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Muslims across the country celebrate the annual festival of Eidul Azha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Makkah and in commemoration of Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. [imagebrowser id=9611]

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