Eid-ul-Adha celebrated in Meghalaya
Shillong: Eid-ul-Adha, also known as Bakrid, was celebrated on Monday with fervour and enthusiasm across Meghalaya, predominantly a Christian State. Thousands of men and children offered prayers at Eidgahs and mosques in Shillong, Dawki, Nongpoh, Lad Rymbai and Byrnihat and the Garo Hills. The biggest congregation was at the Eidgah at the country’s first glass mosque, the Madina Masjid in Shillong, where over 10,000 people gathered together to offer prayers. “We prayed for peace and harmony in our country and in the world so that people from across religious faiths live in peace,” Shillong Muslim Union General Secretary Alhaj Sayeedullah Nongrum said. After the prayers, Muslims sacrificed goats and other “halal” animals to commemorate the sacrifice made by Prophet Ibrahim. The meat of the sacrificed animals is distributed among neighbours, relatives and the poor. Governor Tathagata Roy and Chief Minister Conrad Sangma greeted the people on the occasion. Roy hoped that “the festival...