Usman Haseb, 25, said he was "excited to come" to the mosque to spend the day with his fellow Muslims celebrating the special day, which he called "truly a blessing."
"It is a beautiful atmosphere, honestly. It's all about brotherhood and sisterhood really coming together as a community," said Haseb, an Indian-American from Chicago, Illinois.
Fatih Gürevin, a Virginia resident, said he was happy to celebrate Eid with people from different ethnicities in the region.
"Thanks to all who contributed to the building of the Diyanet Center, and it is truly a blessing to have a perfect Ramadan," he added.
The center hosted some 25,000 people during Ramadan for iftar (fast-breaking) meals, and Monday's prayers drew over 3,000 worshippers, according to Bilal Kuşpınar, head of the Diyanet Center of America.
The center is a project of the Turkish American Community Center, founded in 1993, and gets major support from the Turkish state's Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet).
