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Added on the 22/06/2023 20:30:43 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
White-robed Muslim pilgrims pray and perform the "tawaf", the circumambulation of the Kaaba, at Mecca's Grand Mosque, ahead of Hajj. The hajj, which begins on June 14, is one of the five pillars of Islam and must be undertaken at least once by all Muslims who have the means to do so. IMAGES
Aerial view of Mecca's Grand Mosque, the clock tower, the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site in the centre, and Mount Arafat as the hajj winds down. IMAGES
The first group of pilgrims arrive at the Grande Mosque of Mecca to perform the welcoming Tawaf (circling of the Kaaba) during the second downsized hajj staged amid the coronavirus pandemic, with only fully vaccinated residents permitted to participate. IMAGES
Timelapse of Muslim worshippers circling the Kaaba as thousands of pilgrims flocked to Saudi Arabia's Mecca, Islam's holiest city, on the first day of Eid al-Adha. IMAGES
Muslim worshippers head to Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem for Friday prayers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. IMAGES