Milad-un-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed, celebrated on Tuesday with gaiety and fervor in Hyderabad and other parts of Andhra Pradesh.
Meetings, rallies, feeding of the poor, blood donation camps and Mehfil-e-Milads or special gatherings in praise of the Prophet were held to mark the occasion.
Police had made elaborate security arrangements, especially in the old city of Hyderabad, to maintain law and order. Security personnel were deployed around the places of worship and public places.
The old city was decked up for the occasion with green flags and huge banners tied on roads. Youngsters took out processions on motorbikes.
Addressing the meetings, religious scholars and community leaders exhorted Muslims to strictly follow the seerat-e-tayyaba or the holy life of the Prophet for success in life.
A huge procession was taken out from the historic Mecca Masjid in the old city. Holding green flags, a large number of people participated in the procession, which culminated in a public meeting at Moghalpura Ground.
Hundreds of people attended the annual meeting organized by Majlis-e-Tameer-e-Millat at Nizam College grounds.