Hajj pilgrims head to Mina for the day of Tarwiyah as temperatures hit 44ºC. SPA
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Pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba in Makkah. AP
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Hajj pilgrims at the Grand Mosque. AP
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Muslims take part in Hajj rituals at the Kaaba in Makkah. AP
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Reporters fly over the Grand Mosque. AP
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Hundreds of buses wait to carry pilgrims. AP
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A satellite image shows pilgrims circumambulating the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque. SPA
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Pilgrims on the first day of Tashreeq throw the three Jamarat, beginning with Jamarat al-Soghra, then al-Wusta, and then Jamrat al-Aqaba. SPA
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Pilgrims on the first day of Tashreeq throw the three Jamarat, beginning with Jamarat al-Soghra, then al-Wusta, and then Jamrat al-Aqaba. SPA
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Pilgrims on the first day of Tashreeq throw the three Jamarat, beginning with Jamarat al-Soghra, then al-Wusta, and then Jamrat al-Aqaba. SPA
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Pilgrims on the first day of Tashreeq throw the three Jamarat, beginning with Jamarat al-Soghra, then al-Wusta, and then Jamrat al-Aqaba. SPA
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Pilgrims walk to cast stones at a pillar in the symbolic stoning of the devil in Mina, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo
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Pilgrims walk before casting their stones. Reuters
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Pilgrims cast their stones. Reuters
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Pilgrims cast their stones. Reuters
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Pilgrims cast their stones. Reuters
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Pilgrims walk to cast their stones. Reuters
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Hajj pilgrims collect pebbles for the stoning of the devil ritual in Muzdalifa, Saudi Arabia. EPA
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Pilgrims collect pebbles. EPA
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Pilgrims cast stones. AP
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Pilgrims cast stones. AP
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Pilgrims gather atop Mount Arafat during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage. AFP
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Pilgrims pray as they gather at Mount Arafat. EPA
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Saudi Arabia this year is allowing one million Muslims, including some 850,000 from abroad, to make the annual Hajj pilgrimage for the first time in two years. EPA
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A Saudi police helicopter patrols over Namira Mosque in Arafat. AP Photo
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Pilgrims gather on the plain of Arafat. Reuters
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Pilgrims arrive on the plains of Mount Arafat. EPA
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Pilgrims climb Gebel Rahmah (Mount of Mercy) where the Prophet Mohammed gave his last sermon, as people congregate on the plains of Arafat. EPA
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Pilgrims gather atop Mount Arafat during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage. AFP
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A Muslim woman prays atop Mount Arafat. AFP
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Muslim pilgrims touch the pillar atop Mount Arafat. AFP
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Pilgrims gather to pray atop Mount Arafat. AFP
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Pilgrims walk towards the Namirah mosque near Mount Arafat. AFP
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Muslim pilgrims pray on the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy. AP Photo
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Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount of Mercy. Reuters
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Pilgrims pray on the Mountain of Mercy. AP
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Pilgrims gather on Mount of Mercy. Reuters
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Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount of Mercy. Reuters
Hajj pilgrims head to Mina for the day of Tarwiyah as temperatures hit 44ºC. SPA
Pilgrims pray at the Kaaba in Makkah's Grand Mosque on the eve of the first day of Hajj. SPA
Hajj pilgrims head to Mina for the day of Tarwiyah as temperatures hit 44ºC. SPA
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Pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba in Makkah. AP
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Hajj pilgrims at the Grand Mosque. AP
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Muslims take part in Hajj rituals at the Kaaba in Makkah. AP
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Reporters fly over the Grand Mosque. AP
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Hundreds of buses wait to carry pilgrims. AP
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A satellite image shows pilgrims circumambulating the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque. SPA
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Pilgrims on the first day of Tashreeq throw the three Jamarat, beginning with Jamarat al-Soghra, then al-Wusta, and then Jamrat al-Aqaba. SPA
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Pilgrims on the first day of Tashreeq throw the three Jamarat, beginning with Jamarat al-Soghra, then al-Wusta, and then Jamrat al-Aqaba. SPA
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Pilgrims on the first day of Tashreeq throw the three Jamarat, beginning with Jamarat al-Soghra, then al-Wusta, and then Jamrat al-Aqaba. SPA
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Pilgrims on the first day of Tashreeq throw the three Jamarat, beginning with Jamarat al-Soghra, then al-Wusta, and then Jamrat al-Aqaba. SPA
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Pilgrims walk to cast stones at a pillar in the symbolic stoning of the devil in Mina, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo
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Pilgrims walk before casting their stones. Reuters
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Pilgrims cast their stones. Reuters
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Pilgrims cast their stones. Reuters
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Pilgrims cast their stones. Reuters
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Pilgrims walk to cast their stones. Reuters
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Hajj pilgrims collect pebbles for the stoning of the devil ritual in Muzdalifa, Saudi Arabia. EPA
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Pilgrims collect pebbles. EPA
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Pilgrims cast stones. AP
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Pilgrims cast stones. AP
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Pilgrims gather atop Mount Arafat during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage. AFP
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Pilgrims pray as they gather at Mount Arafat. EPA
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Saudi Arabia this year is allowing one million Muslims, including some 850,000 from abroad, to make the annual Hajj pilgrimage for the first time in two years. EPA
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A Saudi police helicopter patrols over Namira Mosque in Arafat. AP Photo
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Pilgrims gather on the plain of Arafat. Reuters
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Pilgrims arrive on the plains of Mount Arafat. EPA
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Pilgrims climb Gebel Rahmah (Mount of Mercy) where the Prophet Mohammed gave his last sermon, as people congregate on the plains of Arafat. EPA
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Pilgrims gather atop Mount Arafat during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage. AFP
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A Muslim woman prays atop Mount Arafat. AFP
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Muslim pilgrims touch the pillar atop Mount Arafat. AFP
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Pilgrims gather to pray atop Mount Arafat. AFP
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Pilgrims walk towards the Namirah mosque near Mount Arafat. AFP
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Muslim pilgrims pray on the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy. AP Photo
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Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount of Mercy. Reuters
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Pilgrims pray on the Mountain of Mercy. AP
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Pilgrims gather on Mount of Mercy. Reuters
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Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount of Mercy. Reuters
Hajj pilgrims head to Mina for the day of Tarwiyah as temperatures hit 44ºC. SPA
Pilgrims pray at the Kaaba in Makkah's Grand Mosque on the eve of the first day of Hajj. SPA
Hajj pilgrims head to Mina for the day of Tarwiyah as temperatures hit 44ºC. SPA
Officials praise successful return of Hajj after Covid-19 pandemic
Many pilgrims have completed their rituals after two years of coronavirus restrictions
Ismaeel Naar
11 July, 2022
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