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Hajj 2018 In Pics: Over 2 million pilgrims begin their pilgrimage to Mecca
More than 2 million Muslims have begun the annual haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. From first light today, throngs of the faithful have circled the cube-shaped Kaaba in Mecca, one of the holiest sites in Islam.
DNA Web Team | Aug 19, 2018, 08:52 PM IST
1.Pilgrims walk in street in holy city of Mecca
Muslim pilgrims walk in a street in Saudi Arabia''s holy city of Mecca on August 19, 2018, during the first day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Muslims from across the world gather in Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the annual six-day pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, an act all Muslims must perform at least once if they have the means to travel to Saudi Arabia.
Photo Credits: AFP
2.Muslim pilgrims line up to board a bus
Muslim pilgrims line up to board a bus in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca, bound for the tent-city of Mina, during the first day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage on August 19, 2018. Muslims from across the world gather in Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the annual six-day pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, an act all Muslims must perform at least once if they have the means to travel to Saudi Arabia.
Photo Credits: AFP
3.An old pilgrim prepares to board bus
A Muslim pilgrim prepares to board a bus in Saudi Arabia''s holy city of Mecca, bound for the tent-city of Mina, during the first day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage on August 19, 2018.
Photo Credits: AFP
4.Muslim pilgrims gather in a bus
Muslim pilgrims gather in a bus in Saudi Arabia''s holy city of Mecca set to the tent-city of Mina, during the first day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage on August 19, 2018.
Photo Credits: AFP
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5.Pilgrims head to the tent-city of Mina
Pilgrims head to the tent-city of Mina, during the first day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage on August 19, 2018.
Photo Credits: AFP
6.Bright sunny day for the pilgrims during annual Hajj pilgrimage
Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun as they walk in a street in Saudi Arabia''s holy city of Mecca on August 19, 2018, during the first day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
Photo Credits: AFP
7.Shepherds prepare for Eid al-Adha or the "Feast of Sacrifice"
Shepherds lead their sheep to cross to the livestock market in Kuwait City on August 19, 2018, ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha or the "Feast of Sacrifice" which marks the end of the annual pilgrimage or Hajj to the Saudi holy city of Mecca and is celebrated in remembrance of Abraham''s readiness to sacrifice his son to God. Known as the "big" festival, Eid Al-Adha is celebrated each year by Muslims sacrificing various animals according to religious traditions, including cows, camels, goats and sheep.
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8.Muslim pilgrims speak to a translator
A team of translators provides 24/7 interpretation services in English, French, Farsi, Malay, Hausa, Turkish, Chinese and Urdu ,the most widely-spoken language among Hajj pilgrims.
Photo Credits: AFP
9.Pilgrims stroll around the holy city of Mecca
Muslim pilgrims walk in a street in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on August 18, 2018, ahead of the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
Photo Credits: AFP
10.Information poster for the pilgrims by the translation bureau
A team of translators provides 24/7 interpretation services in English, French, Farsi, Malay, Hausa, Turkish, Chinese and Urdu ,the most widely-spoken language among Hajj pilgrims. Muslim pilgrims walk past an information of the poster of the translation bureau in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, ahead of the start of the Hajj pilgrimage, on August 18, 2018.
Photo Credits: AFP
11.Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Mecca
Muslim pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca, during the first day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage on August 19, 2018.
Photo Credits: AFP
