Hajj pilgrims gather at Mecca

An estimated 2.5 million Muslims descend on the holy city for the annual Hajj pilgrimage
  
  


Hajj, Saudi Araba: A Muslim pilgrim looks at Mecca from the
A Muslim pilgrim looks down on Mecca from the top of Noor mountain Photograph: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images
Hajj, Saudi Araba: A Muslim pilgrim walks with his son
A pilgrim walks with his son along the road in the Mina valley Photograph: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images
Hajj in Mecca: Muslim pilgrim reads the Koran on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat
A Muslim pilgrim reads the Koran on the Mount of Mercy on the plains of Arafat Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters
Hajj, Saudi Araba: Ambulance is parked as thousands of Muslim pilgrims pray
An ambulance sits amid the thousands of pilgrims praying near the Namira Mosque. Pilgrims flooded on to the Arafat plain from Mecca and Mina before dawn for a key ritual around the site where Muslims believe that Muhammad gave his farewell sermon 1,378 years ago Photograph: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images
Hajj, Saudi Araba: Muslim pilgrims pray near the Namira Mosque
Pilgrims pray near the Namira Mosque. Pilgrims spend the day at Arafat in reflection and reading the Qur'an Photograph: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images
Hajj, Saudi Araba: Women Muslim pilgrims arrive at Mina valley
Female pilgrims arrive at the Mina valley Photograph: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images
Hajj, Saudi Araba: Muslim pilgrims look at a map
Pilgrims look at a map as they arrive at the Mina valley Photograph: Amer Hilabi/AFP/Getty Images
Hajj in Mecca: A member of Saudi security forces stands guard on the plains of Arafat
A Saudi police officer monitors the crowd on the Arafat plain, outside the holy city of Mecca Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters
Hajj in Mecca: Muslim pilgrims pray on a rocky hill called the Mountain of Mercy
Muslim pilgrims pray on a rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy, on the Arafat plain Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AP
Hajj in Mecca: Muslim pilgrim pray outside Namira mosque in Arafat near Mecca
Muslim pilgrim pray outside Namira mosque in Arafat near Mecca Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AP
Hajj in Mecca: Muslim pilgrims pray at Namirah Mosque in Arafat
Muslim pilgrims pray at Namirah Mosque in Arafat Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA
Hajj in Mecca: Muslim pilgrims attend the day of Arafat
Muslim pilgrims pray at Namirah Mosque in Arafat during the most important ritual of the annual pilgrimage of Muslims to Mecca Photograph: YAHYA ARHAB/EPA
Hajj, Saudi Araba: A pilgrims rest along a road
Pilgrims rest on the road into Mina, three miles east of Mecca Photograph: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images
Hajj in Mecca: A Muslim pilgrim prays on a rocky hill called the Mountain of Mercy
A Muslim pilgrim prays on a rocky hill known as the Mount of Mercy Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AP
Hajj in Mecca: Muslim pilgrims congregate on the day of Arafat
Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount of Mercy in Arafat, where Muslims believe the Islamic prophet Muhammad stood and delivered the farewell sermon Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA
Hajj Pilgimage: A Muslim pilgrim has his head shaved
A Muslim pilgrim has his head shaved after throwing pebbles at a stone pillar representing the devil during the Hajj pilgrim in Mina, near Mecca Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AP
Hajj Pilgimage: Muslim pilgrims arrive to cast stones at pillars symbolising Satan in Mena
Muslim pilgrims arrive to cast stones at pillars symbolising Satan, part of a pilgrimage rite, in Mena Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters
Hajj Pilgimage: Muslim pilgrims arrive to pray at Mount Arafat
Muslim pilgrims arrive to pray at Mount Arafat. Pilgrims flooded into the Arafat plain from Mecca and Mina before dawn for a key ritual around the site, where the prophet Mohammed gave his farewell sermon on this day in the Islamic calendar 1,378 years ago Photograph: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images
Hajj Pilgimage: Muslim pilgrims leave an autograph at Mount Arafat
Muslim pilgrims leave their signatures at Mount Arafat, south-east of the Saudi holy city of Mecca Photograph: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images
Hajj Pilgrimage: Muslim pilgrims cast stones at a pillar, symbolizing the stoning of Satan
Pilgrims cast stones at a pillar, symbolising the stoning of Satan, in Mina. The first day of stoning marks the start of Eid al-Adha, or feast of sacrifice Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AP
Hajj Pilgrimage: Muslim pilgrims perform the final walk in Mecca
Pilgrims perform the final walk around the Kaaba (Tawaf al-Wadaa) at the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Photograph: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images
Hajj Pilgrimage: Muslim pilgrims perform the final walk at the Grand Mosque
People crowd around the Kaaba Photograph: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images
Hajj Pilgrimage: Muslim pilgrims perform the final walk around the Kaaba
The final walk around the Kaaba in progress Photograph: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images
 

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