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    Muslims pray during Eid at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston on Tuesday morning. Muslims filled the Colisee to observe the religious holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.

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    Kadra Adam of Lewiston picks up her friend's 15-month-old son, Amin Omar, following the Eid prayer at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston on Tuesday morning. Muslims filled the Colisee to observe the religious holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.

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    Joseph Bourgeois puts shoes on his son, Bogoreh Jean, following the Eid prayer at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston on Tuesday morning. Muslims typically remove their shoes while praying at Mosque. To accommodate Tuesday's large crowd, the service was moved to the Colisee.

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    Mohamed Adani, not pictured, of Lewiston said it is customary to dress up and look sharp during Eid, the religious holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.

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    Mohamed Adani, left, greets Ahmed Ali in the parking lot of the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston on Tuesday morning. Adani and Ali, both of Lewiston, joined hundreds of local residents who participated in the Eid prayer service at the Colisee.

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    Families wearing their sharpest outfits file into the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston on Tuesday to observe Eid, the religious holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. Mohamed Adani of Lewiston said it is customary to dress up for the occasion.

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    Bates College anthropology professor Danny Danforth celebrates with local Muslims during Eid on Tuesday. Danforth, of Lewiston, said that many of those in attendance at the prayer service were once English students of his through Lewiston Adult Education.

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    Muslims pray during Eid at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston on Tuesday morning. Muslims filled the Colisee to observe the religious holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.

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