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At Kashmiri Mashjid in Kathmandu, Nepal, relatives gather to wish their grandmother well as she leaves for Hajj in Saudi Arabia. EPA

Muslim worshippers gather near the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. AFP

Muslim pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP

Muslims pray around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque. AFP

Fans spray water vapour to cool pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP

Pilgrims walk between the Marwa and Safa hills at the Grand Mosque. AFP

A pilgrim prays at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP

Worshippers gather around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP

Pilgrims pray around the Kaaba. AFP

Pilgrims surround the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP

Hajj season at a shopping mall in Riyadh and a billboard reminds passers-by they need a permit to perform a pilgrimage. AFP

Hajj pilgrims in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, leave for Makkah in Saudi Arabia. EPA

In Srinagar, a relative kisses a pilgrim before departure for the Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Makkah. EPA

A Saudi welcome for pilgrims on their arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. AFP

Yemeni pilgrims wish loved ones well as they prepare to board a flight from Sanaa airport to Makkah to perform the Hajj pilgrimage. AFP

At Kashmiri Mashjid in Kathmandu, Nepal, relatives gather to wish their grandmother well as she leaves for Hajj in Saudi Arabia. EPA

Muslim worshippers gather near the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. AFP

Muslim pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP

Muslims pray around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque. AFP

Fans spray water vapour to cool pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP

Pilgrims walk between the Marwa and Safa hills at the Grand Mosque. AFP

A pilgrim prays at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP

Worshippers gather around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP

Pilgrims pray around the Kaaba. AFP

Pilgrims surround the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP

Hajj season at a shopping mall in Riyadh and a billboard reminds passers-by they need a permit to perform a pilgrimage. AFP

Hajj pilgrims in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, leave for Makkah in Saudi Arabia. EPA

In Srinagar, a relative kisses a pilgrim before departure for the Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Makkah. EPA

A Saudi welcome for pilgrims on their arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. AFP

Yemeni pilgrims wish loved ones well as they prepare to board a flight from Sanaa airport to Makkah to perform the Hajj pilgrimage. AFP

At Kashmiri Mashjid in Kathmandu, Nepal, relatives gather to wish their grandmother well as she leaves for Hajj in Saudi Arabia. EPA

Pilgrims arrive for Hajj pilgrimage - in pictures

Ms Sandu, standing for re-election with the Party of Action and Solidarity, casts her ballots for the presidential polls and EU referendum. AFP

Moldova takes to the ballot box in presidential election and EU referendum - in pictures

A relief vessel approaches a boat crowded with Rohingya refugees anchored off Labuhan Haji, Southern Aceh, Indonesia, with at least one dead on board. AFP

Best photos of October 21: Rohingya refugees to blackouts in Cuba