Crowds of devotees have thronged the mosques situated at Murli, Nayatola, Chapkaiya, Ranighat and some other places. [break]
During Ramadan, Muslims refrain from eating and drinking from dawn until sunset for one month. However, incapacitated, sick and children are exempt from fasting.
Muslims fast throughout the day for a month with a belief that the fasting makes one closer to God. Devotees also wish for the well-being of their families, said a Muslim teacher in Birgunj, Hamid Ansari. He said Ramadan is one of the toughest and holiest festivals of the Muslim community.
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