 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. Muslim pilgrims are converging on Saudi Arabia s holy city of Mecca for the largest hajj since the coronavirus pandemic severely curtailed access to one of Islam s five pillars. AP
 Russian pilgrim Artur Aslanov, left, chats with Mauritanian pilgrim Memoud Mohamed, 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
 Sudanese pilgrim Badr Ibrahim, from Khartoum, waits outside the Grand Mosque, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. AP
 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
 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
 A pilgrim descends the slopes of Jabal Al-Nour mountain after visiting the cave of Hira, in the holy city of Mecca on June 24, 2023. AFP
 A pilgrim descends 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 ascend the slopes of Jabal Al-Nour mountain to visit 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. Muslim pilgrims are converging on Saudi Arabia s holy city of Mecca for the largest hajj since the coronavirus pandemic severely curtailed access to one of Islam s five pillars. AP
 Pakistani pilgrim Muhammad Ramzan, and his friends eat ice cream outside the Grand Mosque, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. AP
 A general view of the Grand Mosque is seen from the Clock Tower during the Hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, June 22, 2023. AP
 Muslim pilgrims pray at the Grand Mosque, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, June 22, 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, Thursday, June 22, 2023. AP
 Dozens of buses park as pilgrims walk to enter the Grand Mosque, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, June 22, 2023. AP
 Muslim pilgrims buy fruits outside the Grand Mosque, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, June 23, 2023. AP
 Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun as they walk in the holy city of Mecca on June 23, 2023. AFP
 A Saudi family distributes free tea to pilgrims, 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
 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
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