Muslim pilgrims travel to Saudi Arabia from all over the world for one of the five pillars of Islam, the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Millions participate in the annual rites, which always take place during the last month of the Islamic calendar year.
Millionlap zyýaratçy Haja geldi
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Pilgrims then spend a night at Mount Arafat. (AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS)
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In addition to prayer, one of the things that pilgrims do on Mount Arafat is to collect pebbles for a ritual the following day, at Jamaraat. (PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS)
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Pilgrims arrive to throw pebbles at pillars during the Jamarat ritual in Mina near the holy city of Mecca, during the 2012 hajj.
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Seven pebbles are to be cast at any of three pillars during the ritual known as the stoning of the devil, in Mina near Mecca. (AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS)