Kargil..... Festive Street Portrait - a photo on Flickriver

            Id-ul-Zuha (Bakr-Id) Celebration in Kargil......

Kargil (8,780 feet), situated along the banks of the Suru River (Indus), is the second largest town in Ladakh (after Leh) in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India. National Highway (NH 1D) connecting Srinagar to Leh cuts through Kargil (60 km from Dras). 

As of the 2011 census, Kargil town had a population of 16,338 (9,944 in 2001) people. Today, 90% of Kargil's population are Shia Muslim. Kargil had an average literacy rate of 74.49% – male literacy at 86.73% and female literacy at 58.05%.

Id-ul-Zuha (Bakr-Id), which is also known as Id-ul-Adha, is a festival that many Muslims celebrate with special prayers, greetings and gifts. It is a gazetted holiday in India and is also referred to as the festival of sacrifice. Many Muslims wear new clothes and attend an open-air prayer meeting during Id-ul-Zuha. They may sacrifice a sheep or goat and share the meat with family members, neighbours and the poor. Many Muslims feel that they have a duty to ensure that all Muslims can enjoy a meat based meal during this holiday.

Taken in: India / Jammu and Kashmir / Minji (show map)

Taken on: October 6, 2014

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Camera: Nikon D7000, f/9.0, 1/320 sec, 38mm (=57mm), ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7000
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	38mm (35mm equivalent: 57mm)
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Portrait
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	PaintShop Pro 16.00
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