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Saudi Arabia concludes hajj amid pandemic
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Pilgrims begin downsized hajj amid pandemic
A picture taken on July 29, 2020 shows pilgrims circumambulating around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the centre of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, ahead of the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage. - Mask-clad Muslim pilgrims began the annual hajj, dramatically downsized this year as the Saudi hosts strive to prevent a coronavirus outbreak during the five-day pilgrimage. The hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam and a must for able-bodied Muslims at least once in their lifetime, is usually one of the world's largest religious gatherings. (Photo by STR / AFP)

Pilgrims begin downsized hajj amid pandemic
MAKKAH: A picture taken yesterday shows a few worshippers performing Fajr prayers in the Grand Mosque complex. – AFP

Saudi to hold ‘limited’ hajj, outsiders barred
Muslim worshippers circumambulate the sacred Kaaba in Mecca's Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest site, on March 7, 2020. - Saudi Arabia reopened today the area around the sacred Kaaba, reversing one of a series of measures introduced to combat the coronavirus outbreak. Saudi authorities this week suspended the year-round umrah pilgrimage, during which worshippers circle the Kaaba seven times, and also announced the temporary closure of the area around the cube structure. (Photo by Abdel Ghani BASHIR / AFP)

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