Bhubaneswar, May 28 -- The holy festival of Eid-ul-Zuha is being celebrated across Odisha as thousands of Muslim devotees gathered at mosques on Thursday morning to offer special prayers and celebrate the occasion with religious fervour and enthusiasm.

From early morning, large crowds of devotees were seen assembling at various mosques across cities and towns for mass namaz. Special prayer arrangements were made at major mosques while people dressed in new clothes exchanged Eid greetings with one another after offering prayers.

Special Eid-ul-Zuha prayers were organised at prominent mosques in several places including Cuttack and Bhubaneswar where devotees gathered in large numbers from early morning hours.

Mosque committees had made e...