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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
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
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
The first batch of pilgrims performing the annual hajj have arrived at one of the gathering points in the Muslim holy city of Mecca before heading to the holy site. The kingdom seeks to repeat last year's success that saw no virus outbreak during the five-day ritual. IMAGES
The first groups of Muslim pilgrims arrive to Mecca's Kaaba as they begin the annual hajj, dramatically downsized this year as the Saudi hosts strive to prevent a coronavirus outbreak during the five-day pilgrimage. IMAGES
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