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Floods of pilgrims gather to pray in Arafat, near Mecca, marking the most important day of the annual haj. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Millions of Muslim pilgrims have congregated outside Mecca, many of them praying for an end to the wars in the Middle East, as the annual haj reaches its climax. Mana Rabiee reports.
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
Mecca, Jul 18 (EFE/EPA).- Hajj pilgrims streamed out of the holy city of Mecca on Sunday, amid strict rules to curb the spread of coronavirus.The 2021 Hajj pilgrimage is allowed for a maximum of 60,000 residents and nationals of Saudi Arabia who are under 65 year old without a chronic disease and who can show proof of vaccination. Hajj 2021 is the second year that its access is being limited due to the global outbreak of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. (Camera: STRINGER).SHOT LIST: PILGRIMS WEARING PROTECTIVE FACE MASKS WALK IN THE MUSLIM HOLY CITY OF MECCA, ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE ANNUAL HAJJ PILGRIMAGE, SAUDI ARABIA.
Devotees 'stone the devil' as the annual haj pilgrimmage enters its final phases . Rough cut (no reporter narration).
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