By Brittany Chain For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 03:54 BST, 5 June 2019 | Updated: 05:33 BST, 5 June 2019
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Muslim worshippers have crammed into a Sydney mosque to celebrate the end of Ramadan with the Eid-al-Fitr festival.
Men, women and children flocked to Lakemba mosque in Sydney's west to give thanks and commemorate the end of their month-long fast.
The wet weather didn't put a dampener on festivities, with crowds spilling out onto the base of the steps at the mosque after it reached capacity.
The men braved the rain on Wednesday to give the traditional prayer of thanks to signify the completion of Ramadan.
During Ramadan, Muslims fast during daylight hours and use the month as a period of introspection and communal prayer.
The wet weather didn't put a dampener on festivities, with crowds spilling out onto the base of the steps at the mosque after it reached capacity
Muslim worshippers have crammed into a Sydney mosque to celebrate the end of Ramadan with the Eid-al-Fitr festival
During Ramadan, Muslims fast during daylight hours and use the month as a period of introspection and communal prayer
The Eid-al-Fitr is one of only two major festivals in the Islamic faith and sees Muslims give money to the poor and needy as
