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Muslim pilgrims are converging on Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca for the largest Hajj pilgrimage since the coronavirus pandemic severely curtailed access to one of Islam's five pillars.
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A general view shows busses parked at the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca, ready to transport people for the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
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Doves fly around Muslim pilgrims outside the holy Kaaba, as people start arriving to perform the annual Hajj in the Grand Mosque, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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A worker helps pilgrims at a train station that is operating only during the Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi policemen hold their umbrellas at the Mina tent camp, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
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Pilgrims carry umbrellas amid high temperatures outside Namira Mosque on the plain of Arafat during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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People walk during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in the Mina area, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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A pilgrim carries an umbrella outside the holy Kaaba.
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Muslim pilgrims perform the Umrah at the holy Kaaba.
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Pilgrims perform the Umrah at the Holy Kaaba, as they start arriving to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage at the Grand Mosque, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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Pilgrims perform the Umrah at the Holy Kaaba, as they start arriving to perform the annual Hajj at the Grand Mosque, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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Mulism pilgrims walk towards Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage.
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