Ramadan is a time of togetherness for Muslims, as they fill mosques for hours of prayer and share large, lavish meals with family, friends and neighbors after days of dawn-to-dusk fasting.

Hundreds of millions of Muslims began the fasting month of Ramadan on Saturday. In Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, March 1 has been declared as the first day of fasting. The start is based on the sighting of the new moon crescent and can therefore vary depending on the country.