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Muslims scattered across Nepal - from hills to plains - are celebrating one of their biggest festivals, Eid al-Adha, with much gusto. 

Eid al-Adha is also known as Bakr-Eid. Marking the festival,Nepali Muslims gathered in different mosques, including the Kashmiri mosque in the heart of Kathmandu, and celebrated the festival with joy and gaiety. 

Reports say similar celebrations are underway across the country, including big and small towns across the southern Tarai belt and hill districts like Gorkha, Kaski, Syangja etc.

Hindu majority Nepal prides on its ethnic and religious diversity, where Muslims make up 4.4 percent of the population. 

Bakr-Eid is the second biggest festival of the Muslim community. The festival is also called the "feast of sacrifice” when most Muslims offer sacrifice of goats.

The government of Nepal declared a public holiday on Sunday, marking Eid al-Adha.

See some photos taken at the Kashmiri mosque Sunday morning: