Srinagar, Republic of India
MUSLIM WOMEN PRAY TOGETHER DURING THE ELEVENTH-DAY OF HOLY MONTH OF
RAMADAN IN SRINAGAR.
Kashmiri Muslim women pray during the eleventh-day of holy month of
Ramadan, inside Jamia Masjid in Srinagar November 17, 2002. Ramadan,
the ninth and holiest month of the Islamic lunar calendar, is when
devout Muslims refrain from all food, drink or sex during daylight
hours and focus on devotion and good works. Muslims make about 14
percent of India's mainly Hindu population. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli
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