Mumbai observes peaceful Eid al-Adha prayers amid tight security

Mumbai witnessed peaceful Eid alAdha 2026 celebrations on Thursday as sea of Muslim devotees gathered across mosques Eidgahs and open grounds to offer morning prayers with faith and devotionSeveral parts of the city saw large congregations from the early hours of the day with devotees greeting each other and celebrating Eid alAdha in a spirit of unity and prayerLarge gatherings at mosques and prayer groundsThe road outside Bandra railway station in Bandra West was packed with devotees offering namaz during the morning prayersHundreds of devotees gather outside the Sunni Masjid near Bandra West railway station transforming one of Mumbais busiest transit hubs into a serene canvas of collective devotion Vivid blue prayer mats stretch across the road in perfect geometric rows as the city pauses forhellip pictwittercomqyDbttvZHKmdash Mid Day mid_day May 28 2026Thousands from the Muslim community also gathered at the YMCA Ground in Agripada to offer special Eid prayers together marking the festival with collective devotion and largescale participationIn Navi Mumbai people offered Eid alAdha prayers at Eidgahs amid peaceful celebrationsNavi Mumbai Maharashtra People offer EidulAdha prayers at Eidgah pictwittercomRk8k9GzT5ymdash IANS ians_india May 28 2026Large gatherings were also witnessed at Noorani Masjid in Pathanwadi where special security arrangements had been made at the mosque premisesMumbai Maharashtra EidulAdha prayers were held at Noorani Masjid in Malads Pathanwadi attended by large gatherings Special security arrangements were made at mosque premises pictwittercomIhIEiBjHtTmdash IANS ians_india May 28 2026Meanwhile devotees offered Eid alAdha prayers near Jama Masjid on Malvani Road Number 7 in Malad amid heavy police deploymentMumbai Maharashtra People offered EidulAdha prayers near Jama Masjid on Malvani Road Number 7 in Malad Malvani pictwittercomjAaSVRJNsKmdash IANS ians_india May 28 2026A large turnout of devotees was also seen during Eid alAdha prayers at Mahim DargahMumbai Maharashtra Eid alAdha Bakrid prayers at Mahim Dargah witnessed a large turnout of devotees pictwittercom2qTDr2Y1Ixmdash IANS ians_india May 28 2026Peace restored after Mira Road housing society disputeThe festival comes days after tensions erupted at the Poonam Estate Cluster society in Thane districts Mira Road over the sacrifice of goats during Eid alAdha celebrationsResidents of the housing society said the situation remained peaceful on Eid alAdha and thanked the police for maintaining security in the areaVIDEO Clash over sacrificial goats Residents of Thane housing society say situation peaceful on Eid AlAdha thank policeFull video available on PTI Videos httpstcon147TvrpG7 pictwittercomWuZ0gguZ6Xmdash Press Trust of India PTI_News May 28 2026One resident said ldquoI thank the Mumbai Police for providing security roundtheclock for the last three to four days during the festival There are no clashes happening and all festivities are taking place peacefully We live in a society where both Hindus and Muslims live together and whatever issues had taken place earlier will also be resolvedrdquoAnother resident added ldquoWe celebrate all festivals here Eid Moharram Holi Diwali Ganesh Chaturthi Navratri and New Year All of us live together here We thank the police for protecting us after the clashes and ensuring that the outside tensions did not affect the societyrdquoA third resident said the clash was triggered due to outsiders and misinformation being circulated among peoplePolice personnel continued to remain stationed near the society to maintain peace provide protection to residents and prevent any further tensionsWaris Pathan reacts to Mira Road controversyReacting to the Mira Road incident Waris Pathan alleged that attempts were being made to create communal tensions during Eid celebrationsMumbai Maharashtra On Mira Road incident AIMIM National Spokesperson Waris Pathan says This is absolutely a tactic to harass Muslims they remember everything exactly during Eid The hateful characters of the BJP whose sole intention was to stir up HinduMuslim conflicthellip pictwittercomLQS3Gx1W1Fmdash IANS ians_india May 28 2026Pathan said ldquoThis is absolutely a tactic to harass Muslims The hateful characters whose sole intention was to create HinduMuslim conflict committed a shameful act in Mira RoadrdquoWATCH Mumbai AIMIM leader Waris Pathan says I extend my heartfelt greetings on the occasion of EidulAdha to all the people of India Eid is an occasion to share love and affection it is the Eid of Sacrifice an occasion meant to foster love and harmony People acrosshellip pictwittercomsyISeXynEvmdash ANI ANI May 28 2026Devotees speak on significance of Eid alAdhaSpeaking on the occasion a resident from Navi Mumbai said Eid alAdha holds immense importance for Muslims across the worldldquoEvery year Muslims worship work hard save money and earn through their efforts On Eid they dedicate a portion of their earnings in the path of Allah by offering a sacrificial animalrdquo the resident saidNavi Mumbai Maharashtra On EidulAdha Bakrid a local says Today is EidulAdha and this festival is very important for every Muslim Every year Muslims worship work hard save money and earn through their efforts On this Eid they dedicate a portion of their earningshellip pictwittercom0gE04hlPubmdash IANS ians_india May 28 2026Heavy security across MumbaiMumbai Police maintained tight security arrangements across the city to ensure peaceful celebrations during Eid alAdhaPolice conducted nakabandi at Girgaon Chowpatty and checked vehicles to maintain law and orderMumbai Maharashtra Police conducted nakabandi at Girgaon Chowpatty Mumbai checking vehicles to maintain law and order pictwittercom16c3jHPuKgmdash IANS ians_india May 28 2026Security personnel were also deployed outside major mosques and prayer grounds across the city including Bandra Malad Mahim and other sensitive locations as devotees gathered in large numbers for Eid prayersMumbai Maharashtra People offered EidulAdha prayers at Bandra Station in Mumbai pictwittercomURvat7eSlpmdash IANS ians_india May 28 2026