Animal sacrifices for Eid combined with heavy rains have made the streets of Dhaka city, capital of Bangladeshi run red with blood. See photos after the cut
Police
in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka had allowed the traditional slaughter
to take place in certain designated areas of the city.
However heavy downpours made many of the spots impossible to use.
The
blood from the slaughtered liverstock, killed by some Muslims to mark
Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, mixed with the flood water - as
can be seen in these dramatic pictures.
During the celebration, goats, sheep or cows are killed to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim's test of faith.
The meat is generally shared among family and friend - and with people who cannot afford to sacrifice their own animals.
In Dhaka, people used car parks, garages and alleys to kill the beasts.
The blood then flowed into the flooded streets, turning them into rivers of blood.
Rivers of blood flow through streets of Dhaka heavy rain turns Eid sacrifice into a nightmare
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