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Hajj 2022: One Million Pilgrims Visit Mecca After 2 Years Of Covid-19 Pandemic
ABP NewsNew Delhi: A million pilgrims from around the world gathered in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform the initial rites of the hajj on Thursday, marking it the largest since the Covid-19 pandemic, according to AFP. However, it is lesser than the number of pilgrims seen in 2019, when about 2.5 million people took part in the rituals, which include circling the Kaaba, the imposing black cube at Mecca's Grand Mosque, and gathering at Mount Arafat and "stoning the devil" in Mina. The pilgrims visiting Mecca for the hajj have to be under 65, vaccinated and will have to follow strict sanitary conditions. The pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, is a powerful source of prestige for the conservative desert kingdom and its de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is returning from the diplomatic wilderness.
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