New Delhi: The Jama Masjid in Delhi remained largely deserted on the occasion of Eid al-Adha Wednesday due to Covid-19 protocols in place.
Amid concerns about a possible third wave, the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Shah Bukhari, had also appealed to devotees to offer prayers at home. Only a limited number of people, 15-20 at a time, were allowed to offer namaz at the mosque.
To maintain law and order, and prevent crowding, Delhi Police and CRPF were also stationed outside the mosque.
ThePrint’s photojournalist Suraj Singh Bisht brings you glimpses of Eid celebrations from the iconic mosque.
Muslims offer prayers at the Jama Masjid on Eid al-Adha Wednesday | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint
The caretaker of Delhi’s Jama Masjid looks inside the mosque’s gate | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrintSecurity personnel have been deployed at the market area near Jama Masjid to prevent crowding on Eid al-Adha | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrintA view of the market near Jama Masjid | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrintNo mass prayers were offered at Jama Masjid amid the Covid-19 pandemic | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint
Markets in Old Delhi were also less crowded than the previous years | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrintThe Shah Imam of Jama Masjid asked people to offer prayers at home due to the Covid pandemic | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrintA girl holds a goat at the market near Jama Masjid | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrintA view of the market near Jama Masjid | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint
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