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Hindu Devotees take a holy dip on the occasion of the Makar Sankranti during the annual Hindu ‘Magh Mela’ festival at the Sangam.

Drones spray holy water at Hindu festival; crowds defy COVID rules
Pilgrims attend the celebration of Genna, the Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas, at Saint Mary’s Church, in Lalibela, 645 kilometers (400 miles) north of Addis Ababa.

Caught up in war, Ethiopian holy town hosts pilgrims for Christmas
MAKKAH: Pilgrims arrive at the Grand Mosque in this holy city at the start of the hajj season yesterday. - AFP nn

Pilgrims arrive in Makkah for second pandemic hajj
MECCA: A combination of file pictures shows (left) few Muslim pilgrims praying on Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma (Mount of Mercy), southeast of the holy city of Mecca, during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage amid the COVID-19 pandemic on July 30, 2020 and (right) pilgrims gathering on Mount Arafat early on August 20, 2018. - AFPn

Saudi hosts vaccinated pilgrims for second downsized hajj
A national flag and portraits of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are pictured in the village of Maalula north of the Syrian capital Damascus. — AFP photosn

Syria village with language of Jesus prepares for returning pilgrims
MAKKAH: Muslim worshippers perform the evening Tarawih prayer during the fasting month of Ramadan around the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque complex in the holy city Tuesday.-AFP photosn

'Immunized' pilgrims in Makkah as Ramadan begins
MAKKAH: In this file photo taken on April 3, 2020, worshippers walk around the sacred Kaaba in the Grand Mosque. - AFP n

Only 'immunized' pilgrims can perform umrah
A handout picture provided by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on October 4, 2020, shows Saudis and foreign residents circumambulating the Kaaba (Tawaf) in the Grand Mosque complex in the holy city of Mecca, as authorities partially resume the year-round Umrah for a limited number of pilgrims amid extensive health precautions after a seven-month coronavirus hiatus. (Photo by - / Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umra / AFP)

Pilgrims return to Makkah as umrah resumes
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Sufi pilgrims begin to converge on Senegal's holy city
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TUNIS: President of Tunisia Kais Saied receives Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya. — KUNA
Tunisian president receives Kuwaiti foreign minister