

An Indonesian woman prays in Jakarta on Aug. 10.

Afghan men pray on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Aug. 11 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Women gather for prayers in Jakarta on Aug. 10.

Afghans shop for apples in preparation for Ramadan on Aug. 11 in Kabul.

Indian Muslims pray at the shrine of Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya in New Delhi on Aug. 11.

After night has fallen, Muslims order food from a stall in New Delhi on Aug. 11.

Palestinian men read the Quran at the al-Omari mosque in Gaza City on Aug. 11.

A worker cleans a headstone in Jakarta on Aug. 10. For Indonesians, Ramadan preparations often include visiting the graves of loved ones.

An Indonesian woman prays in Jakarta on Aug. 10.

A young boy stands next to his mother on Aug. 7 in Jarkarta as people line up to receive packages of inexpensive staple foods in preparation for Ramadan.

The cool marble floors of the Istiqlal mosque offer a respite on the first day of Ramadan in Jakarta on Aug. 11.

A Palestinian man arranges neon lights and other Ramadan decorations at his store in the northern city of Jenin, in the West Bank, on Aug. 8.
