In pictures: Prayers, greetings, feasts and bonhomie mark Eid congregations across Kolkata

As Chaand Raat gave way to the first light of dawn, this ‘Eid Mubarak’ glow sign seemed to signal the culmination of the holy month of Ramzan

Even before the sun peeked from behind the clouds, Chitpore Road resembled an ocean of heads

Prayers at a mosque near Chittaranjan Avenue and (right) ‘namazis’ outside

Eid prayers at Nakhoda Masjid in Chitpore were followed by celebrations across the city with (right) revellers zooming neighbourhoods on their motorcycles

Tight embrace, exchange of greetings and (right) community feast marked celebrations after the Eid-ul-Fitr at Nakhoda Masjid on Thursday

Nakhoda Masjid, popularly known as Badi Masjid, with its bright red paint symbolised what Eid truly stands for

Hugs and greetings marked the brotherhood among the community

Children attend the morning prayers along with (right) the adults inside the mosque

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee and (right) her nephew Abhishek Banerjee attended the Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at Red Road on Thursday

A teenager gets ‘surma’ applied to his eyes before attending Eid prayers at Red Road

Lakhs of Muslims congregate at Red Road to join in the Eid prayers on Thursday morning

This little girl in her festive best seems amused as lakhs of Muslims pray altogether at Red Road

This faithful clad in bright yellow was seen offering prayers to the Almighty near the Tipu Sultan Masjid at Esplanade

This young man was spotted distributing sweets to a policewoman at Esplanade after the prayers

Tipu Sultan Masjid at the crossroads of Chittaranjan Avenue and Lenin Sarani drew thousands of faithful for Eid-ul-Fitr prayers on Thursday

Groupfie time for these ‘namazis’ as they return from the Maidan after attending Eid prayers on Red Road

Two Afghan men play Hagey Jangawel, an egg fight popular in the community, on Eid. The one who ends up breaking the opponent’s egg wins the game