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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
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Muslim worshippers gather near the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. AFP
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Muslim pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP
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Muslims pray around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque. AFP
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Fans spray water vapour to cool pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP
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Pilgrims walk between the Marwa and Safa hills at the Grand Mosque. AFP
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An elderly woman prays at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 4, 2024 ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage. (Photo by Abdel Ghani BASHIR / AFP)
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Worshippers gather around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP
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Pilgrims pray around the Kaaba. AFP
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Pilgrims surround the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP
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Hajj season at a shopping mall in Riyadh and a billboard reminds passers-by they need a permit to perform a pilgrimage. AFP
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Hajj pilgrims in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, leave for Makkah in Saudi Arabia. EPA
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In Srinagar, a relative kisses a pilgrim before departure for the Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Makkah. EPA
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A Saudi welcome for pilgrims on their arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. AFP
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Yemeni pilgrims wish loved ones well as they prepare to board a flight from Sanaa airport to Makkah to perform the Hajj pilgrimage. AFP
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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
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Muslim worshippers gather near the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. AFP
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Muslim pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP
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Muslims pray around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque. AFP
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Fans spray water vapour to cool pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP
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Pilgrims walk between the Marwa and Safa hills at the Grand Mosque. AFP
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An elderly woman prays at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 4, 2024 ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage. (Photo by Abdel Ghani BASHIR / AFP)
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Worshippers gather around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP
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Pilgrims pray around the Kaaba. AFP
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Pilgrims surround the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP
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Hajj season at a shopping mall in Riyadh and a billboard reminds passers-by they need a permit to perform a pilgrimage. AFP
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Hajj pilgrims in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, leave for Makkah in Saudi Arabia. EPA
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In Srinagar, a relative kisses a pilgrim before departure for the Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Makkah. EPA
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A Saudi welcome for pilgrims on their arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. AFP
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Yemeni pilgrims wish loved ones well as they prepare to board a flight from Sanaa airport to Makkah to perform the Hajj pilgrimage. AFP
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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
Saudi Arabia warns of a hot Hajj this year with temperatures of 48°C
The meteorology authorities also forecast the probability of rainfall at 60 per cent
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