Across the world, millions of people are observing the Ramadan, a period which commemorates the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad.
As part of Ramadan, Muslims fast between dawn and sunset, coming together for evening and pre-dawn meals.
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A man arranges strands of vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, to dry at a factory in Allahabad, India, June 7, 2017.
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A man prepares traditional sweets to sell during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at a shop in Najaf, Iraq, June 7, 2017.
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Boys take part in a karate training session during the fasting month of Ramadan, in Benghazi, Libya, June 4, 2017.
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Children wait in line to get free food to break fast, during a Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan, June 7, 2017.
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People wait to break their fast during the fasting month of Ramadan in Sur district in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, June 7, 2017.
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Muslim activists pray the Maghrib sunset prayer before having Iftar, a meal Muslims eat after sunset during Ramadan, outside Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York, U.S., June 1, 2017.
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People gather for iftar, the evening meal for breaking fast, during the fasting month of Ramadan in Sur district in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, June 7, 2017.
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People gather for iftar, the evening meal for breaking fast in the Sur district in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, June 7, 2017.
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