Lanterns, Korans as Jerusalem holy site meets Ramadan

A Palestinian man prays inside al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest shrine in Islam, on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Jerusalem buzzes with renewed energy in the days before the start of Ramadan, Islam's holy month, when the faithful abstain from eating and drinking during daylight hours.

There's the bustle to prepare the al-Aqsa Mosque, the 8th-century Muslim shrine in Jerusalem's Old City, for the hundreds of thousands of Muslims who will come to pray. A photo essay showing the preparations can be seen here: http://reut.rs/2qkrFge