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		<title>Some pictures from the annual Hajj pilgrimage that started on July 17</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A long exposure photograph shows Muslim pilgrims circumambulating around the Kaaba, Islam&#8217;s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in the holy Saudi city of Mecca during the annual hajj pilgrimage on July 17, 2021. (AFP photo) &#160; Muslim pilgrims gather around Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma (Mount of Mercy), southeast of the holy [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/some-pictures-from-the-annual-hajj-pilgrimage-that-started-on-july-17">Some pictures from the annual Hajj pilgrimage that started on July 17</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-19003" src="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_171035-300x171.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="171" srcset="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_171035-300x171.jpg 300w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_171035-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_171035-768x438.jpg 768w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_171035-150x86.jpg 150w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_171035-750x428.jpg 750w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_171035.jpg 1079w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />A long exposure photograph shows Muslim pilgrims circumambulating around the Kaaba, Islam&#8217;s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in the holy Saudi city of Mecca during the annual hajj pilgrimage on July 17, 2021. (AFP photo)</p>
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<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-19006" src="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_171913-300x170.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="170" srcset="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_171913-300x170.jpg 300w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_171913-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_171913-768x435.jpg 768w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_171913-150x85.jpg 150w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_171913-750x425.jpg 750w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_171913.jpg 1079w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Muslim pilgrims gather around 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. (AFP photo)</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-19008" src="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172101-300x176.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="176" srcset="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172101-300x176.jpg 300w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172101-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172101-768x450.jpg 768w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172101-150x88.jpg 150w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172101-750x439.jpg 750w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172101.jpg 1079w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Labourers put the new Kiswa, the protective cover that engulfs the Kaaba, made from black silk and gold thread and embroidered with Qur&#8217;an verses, in Saudi Arabia&#8217;s holy city of Mecca . (AFP photo)</p>
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<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-19009" src="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172115-300x167.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="167" srcset="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172115-300x167.jpg 300w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172115-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172115-768x428.jpg 768w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172115-150x84.jpg 150w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172115-750x418.jpg 750w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172115.jpg 1079w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Muslim pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, Islam&#8217;s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in the holy Saudi city of Mecca during the annual hajj pilgrimage. (AFP photo)</p>
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<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-19007" src="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172028-300x164.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="164" srcset="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172028-300x164.jpg 300w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172028-1024x560.jpg 1024w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172028-768x420.jpg 768w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172028-150x82.jpg 150w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172028-750x410.jpg 750w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172028.jpg 1079w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />A Muslim pilgrim prays in front of the rocky hill known as Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (AFP photo)</p>
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<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-19011" src="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172149-300x180.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="180" srcset="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172149-300x180.jpg 300w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172149-1024x616.jpg 1024w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172149-768x462.jpg 768w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172149-150x90.jpg 150w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172149-750x451.jpg 750w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172149.jpg 1079w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Muslims pilgrim register at a tent camp in Mina, near the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (AFP photo)</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-19012" src="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172158-300x172.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="172" srcset="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172158-300x172.jpg 300w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172158-1024x588.jpg 1024w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172158-768x441.jpg 768w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172158-150x86.jpg 150w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172158-750x431.jpg 750w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210719_172158.jpg 1079w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Saudi police guard the entrance to Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Mount Arafat,  southeast of the holy city of Mecca. (AFP photo)</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/some-pictures-from-the-annual-hajj-pilgrimage-that-started-on-july-17">Some pictures from the annual Hajj pilgrimage that started on July 17</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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