Water mist is sprayed on Muslim pilgrims as they pray on the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Around two million 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

handout picture released by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on June 27, 2023 shows Muslim pilgrims praying atop Saudi Arabia s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage. AFP

Libyan pilgrim Abdel Latif Abdel Wahab (R) prays along with family members in Saudi Arabia s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage on June 27, 2023. AFP

This handout picture released by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on June 27, 2023 shows a Muslim pilgrim with a disability praying in Saudi Arabia s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage. AFP

Muslim pilgrims pray outside Namira Mosque in Arafat on the second day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Around two million 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

Mulism pilgrims walk towards Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage on June 27, 2023. 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. AFP