Srinagar, March 20: The Eid ul Fitr, marking the culmination of the holy month of Ramadan, will be celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.

Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of the Islamic month of Shawwal, marking the culmination of month-long Ramazan when Muslims fast from dawn to dusk.
Eid ul Fitr is also known as a festival of charity and gratitude that brings deep spiritual awakening for its followers.
One of the five pillars of Islam is Zakat that means charity and on this day followers believe in giving money, food, clothes and other items of necessity to the poor. In fact, many Muslims give Zakat before offering Eid prayers.
Mosques and Eidgahs across Jammu and Kashmir are being prepared to host thousands of worshippers for the special Eid prayers on Saturday morning.
Thousands of devotees are expected to offer Eid prayers Hazratbal shrine, Khanqah-e-Muala, Ziarat Syed Sahib at Sonwar, Janab Sahib Soura, Asar-e-Sharif Kalashpora, Asar-e-Sharif Lal Bazar and other mosques and shrines across Jammu and Kashmir.
Imams and clerics will deliver sermons on the occasion highlighting the essence of festival.
In Jammu, Eid congregations would be held at Jammu's Eid Gah and Makkah Masjid, where hundreds of faithful are expected to participate in congregational prayers.
On the Eid eve, markets across Jammu and Kashmir remained crowded with shoppers despite rain and chill.
Meanwhile, Valley bids tearful farewell to the holy month of Ramadan on the Jumat-ul-Vida, the last Friday prayers of Ramadan.
Devotees gathered in large numbers at mosques and shrines across the Valley and parts of Jammu, with many lingering longer than usual, reluctant to let go of the spiritual calm Ramadan brings.
At the historic Jamia Masjid Srinagar, thousands offered congregational prayers.
It was after seven years that Jumat-ul-Vida prayers were offered at Jamia Masjid.
At Hazratbal Dargah, a sea of people queued for prayers, many seen in tears, quietly praying not just for themselves but for those suffering across the world.
Across districts of Kashmir and parts of the Jammu division, similar scenes unfolded, as mosques overflowed with worshippers marking the spiritual significance of the day.