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PHOTO GALLERY: Pilgrims flock into Mecca for Hajj




Pilgrims leave the Grand Mosque after night prayers, as Muslims from around the world arrive for the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, on June 23, 2023. AFP

Hajj pilgrims rest in a street, as Muslims from around the world arrive to attend the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in the holy Saudi city of Mecca on June 23, 2023. AFP

A pigeon flys as Iranian pilgrims pose for a selfie outside the Grand Mosque, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. AFP

Pakistani pilgrim Mubarak Ali Shah leads pilgrims as they pray outside the Grand Mosque, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. AFP

Chadian pilgrims walk outside the Grand Mosque, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. AP

Sudanese pilgrim Um Safaa, who came from Port Sudan for the Hajj, walk outside the Grand Mosque, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. AP

Pilgrims walk on the slopes of Jabal Al-Nour mountain after visiting the cave of Hira, in the holy city of Mecca on June 24, 2023. AFP

Pilgrims descend the slopes of Jabal Al-Nour mountain after visiting the cave of Hira, in the holy city of Mecca on June 24, 2023. AFP

Pigeons fly as pilgrims walk outside the Grand Mosque, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. AFP

Pakistani pilgrim Gul Rehman pushes his mother on a wheel chair outside the Grand Mosque, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. AFP

Pilgrims shop at a market in Mecca on June 24, 2023, as Muslims from around the world arrive for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. AFP

Pilgrims shop at a market in Mecca on June 24, 2023, as Muslims from around the world arrive for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. AFP

Pilgrims walk beside pigeons outside the Grand Mosque, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. AP

Muslim worshippers and pilgrims gather around the Kaaba, Islam s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca on June 24, 2023, as they arrive for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. AFP

Muslim pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, the cubic structure at the Grand Mosque, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. AP

Muslim pilgrims pray in front of the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, June 25, 2023. AP

Farmers wait for customers at a livestock market in Kuwait city on June 25, 2023, ahead of Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice. AFP

A farmer waits for customers at a livestock market in Kuwait city on June 25, 2023, ahead of Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice. AFP

Muslim worshippers and pilgrims gather at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca on June 25, 2023, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. AFP