The first day of Shawwal, the tenth month in the Islamic lunar calendar, is when Eid ul-Fitr is observed. The moon sighting, which has long been a part of Islamic culture, makes the celebration extremely significant. Prophet Muhammad is said to have waited for reports of crescent moon sightings since they heralded the start of a new month. One of the most important holidays in the Islamic calendar, Eid al-Fitr, began on Wednesday with the sighting of the crescent moon. Ramadan came to a conclusion on this day. Ending the holy month of Ramzan and starting a new spiritual journey also marks the beginning of a new Islamic year. Eid-ul-Fitr marks the month-long Ramzan fasting and the beginning of Shawwal which is the tenth month per the Islamic calendar. People, including children, thronged mosques to offer prayers in the morning on Thursday. In Tamil Nadu, people gathered at the Syed Murthuza school grounds in Tiruchirappalli and the Islamiyah Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Coimbatore to offer 'namaz' on Eid-ul-Fitr. Devotees offered namaz at Idgah in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal and greeted each other on the occasion. Former Union Minister and BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also offered namaz at the Panja Sharif Dargah in Delhi's Kashmere Gate on Eid-ul-Fitr. BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain also offered namaz at Parliament Street Mosque in Delhi. Muslims offered namaz at Mumbai's Mahim Masjid and at Shahjamal Aligarh Eidgah in Uttar Pradesh. Visuals from Delhi's iconic Jama Masjid showed children hugging each other and exchanging Eid greetings after offering namaz. A large number of people thronged Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid, adjacent to the iconic Charminar, to offer 'namaz'. In the visuals, people were seen exchanging greetings on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. An air of festivity and celebration was palpable at Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah and Nizamuddin Market as Muslims filled the streets in bright attire to offer prayers on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. A large number of people offered prayers at the mosque in the Ernakulam district of Kerala to celebrate Eid-Ul-Fitr. Mass prayers were also held in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram on the occasion of Eid. Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir also marked the celebration of the holy festival of Eid-Ul-Fitr with special prayers.