Hajj in pictures - stunning images of the pilgrimage from 1933 to the present day
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The Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah in March 1933. According to Muslim tradition, pilgrims who can gain access to the Kaaba's black stone stop to kiss it while performing Hajj.
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