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Shiite Muslim pilgrims gather around the Imam Hussein Shrine, Prophet Mohammed's grandson, in Iraq's central holy city of Karbala, as they mark the Arbaeen religious festival commemorating the seventh century killing of the Imam. IMAGES
Muslim pilgrims arrive at their camps in Mina where they will spend the night before heading to Mount Arafat. IMAGES
Chennai, Jul 21 (EFE/EPA).- Muslim devotees across India on Wednesday marked the Eid al-Adha overshadowed by pandemic as several mosques remained closed for the public due to COVID-19 restrictions. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated annually as it marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. (Camera: IDREES MOHAMMED).SHOT LIST: MUSLIM DEVOTEES OFFER PRAYERS ON THE OCCASION OF THE EID AL-ADHA FESTIVAL AT A MOSQUE IN CHENNAI, INDIA.
Muslim worshippers head to Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem for Friday prayers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. IMAGES
Pilgrims arrive at Mount Arafat on the third day of Hajj, for the climax of the pilgrimage. The ritual is the high point of the annual pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, that officials say could be the biggest on record after three years of Covid restrictions. IMAGES
Muslim worshippers flock to the Grand Mosque in Islam's holiest city of Mecca to circumambulate the Kaaba ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. IMAGES
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