A pilgrim holds an umbrella as his wife prays, before they cast stones at a pillar in the symbolic stoning of the devil, in Mina, south-east of the holy city of Makkah, during the Hajj. AP
The Grand Mosque seen from the Clock Tower in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, during the Hajj pilgrimage. AP
Pilgrims pray in front of the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AP
Pilgrims in the Grand Mosque. Photo: Hajj Ministry
Pilgrims praying in Mina, near Makkah. AFP
The Grand Mosque in Makkah with its clock tower and the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site, in the centre. AFP
Pilgrims crowd Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat, also known as the Mount of Mercy, during the Hajj pilgrimage. AFP
Tents housing pilgrims in Mina for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. SPA
Pilgrims on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage. SPA
Pilgrims pray on the Mount of Mercy on the plain of Arafat. Reuters
Pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba in Makkah. Reuters
Doves and pilgrims outside the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Reuters
Saudi security forces parade in Makkah as Muslim pilgrims from around the world arrive for the Hajj. AFP
Buses used to transport pilgrims at a station in Makkah during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. SPA
A pilgrim holds an umbrella as his wife prays, before they cast stones at a pillar in the symbolic stoning of the devil, in Mina, south-east of the holy city of Makkah, during the Hajj. AP
The Grand Mosque seen from the Clock Tower in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, during the Hajj pilgrimage. AP
Pilgrims pray in front of the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AP
Pilgrims in the Grand Mosque. Photo: Hajj Ministry
Pilgrims praying in Mina, near Makkah. AFP
The Grand Mosque in Makkah with its clock tower and the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site, in the centre. AFP
Pilgrims crowd Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat, also known as the Mount of Mercy, during the Hajj pilgrimage. AFP
Tents housing pilgrims in Mina for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. SPA
Pilgrims on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage. SPA
Pilgrims pray on the Mount of Mercy on the plain of Arafat. Reuters
Pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba in Makkah. Reuters
Doves and pilgrims outside the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Reuters
Saudi security forces parade in Makkah as Muslim pilgrims from around the world arrive for the Hajj. AFP
Buses used to transport pilgrims at a station in Makkah during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. SPA
A pilgrim holds an umbrella as his wife prays, before they cast stones at a pillar in the symbolic stoning of the devil, in Mina, south-east of the holy city of Makkah, during the Hajj. AP
