Amid coronavirus restrictions, Muslims gear up for Islam's holiest month Ramzan

A worker makes vermicelli at a factory ahead of Muslim fasting month of Ramzan, during the nationwide lockdown, in Prayagraj, 2020. (PTI Photo)

Mosque closed ahead of the commencement of the holy month of Ramzan, during lockdown due to Coronavirus, in Srinagar. (ANI Photo)

A view of closed Khanqah-e-Moula shrine, ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramzan, during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Srinagar. The government and religious authorities have urged people to pray the congregational Taravih (PTI photo)

 

Palayam Masjid Imam pray alone inside the mosque during the first day of Ramzan fasting and first Friday, during the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. (ANI Photo)

A Muslim devotee is silhouetted as he offers prayers at a mosque during the nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, in Kozhikode. The holy month of Ramzan will be observed from tomorrow in Kerala. (PTI Photo)