A Muslim pilgrim collects pebbles at Muzdalifah near the holy city of Makkah. AFP
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Muslim pilgrims rest upon their arrival to Muzdalifah near the holy city of Makkah. AFP
Muslim pilgrims pray at Muzdalifah near the holy city of Makkah. AFP
A Muslim pilgrim collects pebbles at Muzdalifah near the holy city of Makkah. AFP
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Muslim pilgrims rest upon their arrival to Muzdalifah near the holy city of Makkah. AFP
Muslim pilgrims pray at Muzdalifah near the holy city of Makkah. AFP
A Muslim pilgrim collects pebbles at Muzdalifah near the holy city of Makkah. AFP
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