Muslim pilgrims pray around the kaaba,.

The lesser pilgrimage or umra, and the main pilgrimage or.

Russian pilgrim artur aslanov, left, chats with egyptian pilgrim muhammed ahmed, outside the grand mosque, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, in mecca, saudi arabia, saturday, june 24, 2023.

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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.

Here’s how muslims perform the rituals of hajj every year, following an ancient example.

Many pilgrims fly to jeddah, and then travel to mecca by bus.

Inside the hajj, one of earth's largest gatherings.

Water mist is sprayed on muslim pilgrims as they walk towards 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.

Once you get to mecca, there are two rituals which you can perform;

Hajj is the annual islamic pilgrimage to mecca in saudi arabia that is required once in a lifetime of every muslim who can afford it and is physically able to make it.

Water mist is sprayed on muslim pilgrims as they walk towards 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.

Once you get to mecca, there are two rituals which you can perform;

Hajj is the annual islamic pilgrimage to mecca in saudi arabia that is required once in a lifetime of every muslim who can afford it and is physically able to make it.

Some muslims make the.

Islamic pilgrims camp near the holy city of mecca, in what is now saudi arabia, in 1917.

Muslim pilgrims pray around the kaaba, islam’s holiest shrine, at the grand mosque in the holy city of mecca on june 22, 2023, as they arrive for the annual hajj pilgrimage.

One of the largest gatherings on earth, the annual.

(afp) pilgrims are forbidden from cutting their hair, trimming their nails or engaging in sexual intercourse while in the state of ihram.

Muslim pilgrims pray around the kaaba, islam’s holiest shrine, at the grand mosque in the holy city of mecca on june 22, 2023, as they arrive for the annual hajj pilgrimage.

One of the largest gatherings on earth, the annual.

(afp) pilgrims are forbidden from cutting their hair, trimming their nails or engaging in sexual intercourse while in the state of ihram.

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