At the last day of Ramadhan the villagers would come out in the open for crescent sighting. Some of them would have guns and some would have drums to be beaten if the moon was sighted. This was only a formality as the Fatwa whether the moon has been sighted or not would come from a Mufti living in nearby village. We would wait for some messenger from the Mufti to announce whether moon had been sighted or not. Usually the messenger arrived after Maghrib prayers. If he brought the news that the moon had been sighted and confirmed by the Mufti then there would be firing in the air and drums beaten. It would go on until Isha Prayers.

Early in the morning we would get up and would new clothes on. There were congregational Eid prayers in the entire three mosque but we would not join them. After there prayers my Father would lead Nazir and me in the Eid prayers in our mosque. The Mullah would facilitate us in every respect. In those days there was tolerance and amongst all the Muslim sects. After prayers we would return to our home for breakfast which usually consisted of vermicelli with dates and crushed almonds and Parathas with some curried meat.

The next day we would go to the nearest village for Mela (Funfair). It used to be in the open ground and hundreds of villagers from the adjoining villages would attend. Kebab, Jalaibis, roast chickens and halva with lots and lots of crushed almond were sold. My favourite was halva with puris and sometime faluda drink. There used to be swings, magic shows and music shows with dancing girls. We would spend the whole day there and spend a lot of money. On some occasions there were dog fight competitions which I did not like at all. Cock fighting was also a type of gambling.