Vendor cooks seekh kebabs on skewers as he prepares for iftar during the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan in Bengaluru

A Muslim devotee arranges iftar meals at a mosque in Chennai

The spiritual rewards of fasting are believed to be multiplied during Ramadan. Accordingly, during the hours of fasting, Muslims refrain not only from food and drink but also from all behavior deemed to be sinful in Islam, devoting themselves instead to prayer and study of the Quran

A number of Muslim devotees gather to offer prayers in Srinagar 

Devotees break their fast with iftar meals at a mosque in Chennai 

Large number of devotees come together to offer prayers at Jama Masjid Khairuddin in Amritsar 

A woman prays at the Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani shrine in Srinagar