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In pictures: Muslims perform annual haj pilgrimage
Muslim pilgrims perform the annual pilgrimage as Saudi Arabia welcomes back pilgrims for the 2022 haj season, after the kingdom barred foreign travellers over the last two years because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
July 12, 2022 18:20 IST
1 / 10Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba and pray at the Grand Mosque ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage. (Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)
2 / 10Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount of Mercy at the plain of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage. (Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)
3 / 10A Muslim pilgrim visits Mount Al-Noor, where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Koran through Gabriel in the Hira cave. (Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)
4 / 10Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba and pray at the Grand Mosque ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage. (Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)
5 / 10Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount of Mercy at the plain of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage. (Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)
6 / 10Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount of Mercy at the plain of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage. (REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)
7 / 10Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Al-Noor, where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Koran through Gabriel in the Hira cave. (Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)
8 / 10Workers prepare the Kiswa, a silk cloth that covers the Kaaba, the sacred building at the centre of the Grand Mosque, ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage, at a factory in the holy city of Mecca. (Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)
9 / 10Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount of Mercy at the plain of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage. (REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)
10 / 10Muslims pilgrims sleep on the Mount Al-Noor, where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Koran through Gabriel in the Hira cave. (Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)
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