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A Muslim pilgrim collects pebbles at Muzdalifah near the holy city of Makkah. AFP
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A Muslim pilgrim casts stones at a pillar symbolising the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called "Jamarat," the last rite of the annual Hajj, on the first day of Eid al-Adha, in Mina near the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP
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Muslim pilgrims pray after they cast stones in the last rite of the annual Hajj, on the first day of Eid al-Adha, in Mina near the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP
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Muslim pilgrim walk after they cast stones in the last rite of the annual Hajj, on the first day of Eid al-Adha, in Mina near the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP
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Muslim pilgrims cast stones in the last rite of the annual Hajj, on the first day of Eid al-Adha, in Mina near the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP
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A Muslim worshiper throws pebbles as part of the symbolic al-A'qabah (stoning of the devil ritual) at the Jamarat Bridge during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AFP
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Muslim pilgrims arrive to cast stones in the last rite of the annual Hajj, on the first day of Eid al-Adha, in Mina near the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP
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Muslim worshippers throw pebbles as part of the symbolic al-A'qabah (stoning of the devil ritual) at the Jamarat Bridge during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AFP
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Muslim worshippers throw pebbles as part of the symbolic al-A'qabah (stoning of the devil ritual) at the Jamarat Bridge during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AFP
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Muslim worshippers throw pebbles as part of the symbolic al-A'qabah (stoning of the devil ritual) at the Jamarat Bridge during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AFP
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A Muslim worshipper throws pebbles as part of the symbolic al-A'qabah (stoning of the devil ritual) at the Jamarat Bridge during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near Mecca, Saudi Arabia. AFP
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Muslim pilgrims pray as they prepare to leave Arafat on their way to Muzdalifah during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP
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Muslim pilgrims rest upon their arrival to Muzdalifah near the holy city of Makkah. AFP
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Muslim pilgrims pray at Muzdalifah near the holy city of Makkah. AFP
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A Muslim pilgrim collects pebbles at Muzdalifah near the holy city of Makkah. AFP
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A Muslim pilgrim casts stones at a pillar symbolising the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called "Jamarat," the last rite of the annual Hajj, on the first day of Eid al-Adha, in Mina near the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP
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Muslim pilgrims pray after they cast stones in the last rite of the annual Hajj, on the first day of Eid al-Adha, in Mina near the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP
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Muslim pilgrim walk after they cast stones in the last rite of the annual Hajj, on the first day of Eid al-Adha, in Mina near the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP
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Muslim pilgrims cast stones in the last rite of the annual Hajj, on the first day of Eid al-Adha, in Mina near the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP
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A Muslim worshiper throws pebbles as part of the symbolic al-A'qabah (stoning of the devil ritual) at the Jamarat Bridge during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AFP
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Muslim pilgrims arrive to cast stones in the last rite of the annual Hajj, on the first day of Eid al-Adha, in Mina near the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP
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Muslim worshippers throw pebbles as part of the symbolic al-A'qabah (stoning of the devil ritual) at the Jamarat Bridge during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AFP
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Muslim worshippers throw pebbles as part of the symbolic al-A'qabah (stoning of the devil ritual) at the Jamarat Bridge during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AFP
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Muslim worshippers throw pebbles as part of the symbolic al-A'qabah (stoning of the devil ritual) at the Jamarat Bridge during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AFP
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A Muslim worshipper throws pebbles as part of the symbolic al-A'qabah (stoning of the devil ritual) at the Jamarat Bridge during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near Mecca, Saudi Arabia. AFP
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Muslim pilgrims pray as they prepare to leave Arafat on their way to Muzdalifah during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP
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Muslim pilgrims rest upon their arrival to Muzdalifah near the holy city of Makkah. AFP
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Muslim pilgrims pray at Muzdalifah near the holy city of Makkah. AFP
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A Muslim pilgrim collects pebbles at Muzdalifah near the holy city of Makkah. AFP
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11 August, 2019
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