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15 July 2017
Sholakia is a locality near Kishoreganj town in Bangladesh. It is famous for its Eidgah where the largest congregation of Eid prayer in Bangladesh is held on the occasion of Eid ul-Fitr, the day of celebration after the Ramadan, the month of fasting.] 400,000 people join the prayer on every Eid.[2] The Eidgah, on the bank of river Narosunda is reported to be 7 acres (2.8 ha) in size, accommodating 250 rows or about 150,000 of participants for every congregation.[ An equal number of participants take part in the prayer using the fields, roads and courtyards around the Eidgah.[2] A small number of elites make use of the two-storied mimbar (payer hall with towers for adhan) nearby, which can accommodate about 500 people.[2] The prayer on the occasion of Eid ul-Adha, the festival of qurbani or sacrifice, is also comparably large.] The regular population of Sholakia is 1,026, consisting 180 households.
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