Ramadan observances in Iran (18 images)

Iranian men and women recite the Koran during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the shrine of Saint Mohammad Helal Ibn Ali, in the city of Aran and Bidgol, 140 miles south of the capital Tehran, Iran on July 11, 2014. The holy month of Ramadan requires Muslims to abstain from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset each day. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian

Iranian men and women recite the Koran during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the shrine of Saint Mohammad Helal Ibn Ali, in the city of Aran and Bidgol, 140 miles south of the capital Tehran, Iran on July 11, 2014. The holy month of Ramadan requires Muslims to abstain from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset each day. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian

Iranian women recite the Koran during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the shrine of Saint Mohammad Helal Ibn Ali, in the city of Aran and Bidgol, 140 miles south of the capital Tehran, Iran on July 11, 2014. The holy month of Ramadan requires Muslims to abstain from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset each day. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian

An Iranian woman prays during the holy fasting month of Ramadan next to the grave of her son who was killed during Iran-Iraq war at the shrine of Saint Mohammad Helal Ibn Ali in the city of Aran and Bidgol, 140 miles south of the capital Tehran, Iran on July 11, 2014. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian