1.7m pilgrims converge on Arafat for Hajj’s most sacred rite

About 1.7 million pilgrims from across the world gathered at the Plain of Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for the climax of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Pilgrims dressed in white ihram garments braved the scorching heat, estimated at 46 degrees Celsius, as they filled the valley and the surroundings of Mount Arafat in prayers, […]

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