The first ritual requires walking seven times around the Kaaba, a large black cube structure at the centre of Mecca's Grand Mosque. Made from granite and draped in cloth, the Kaaba stands nearly ...

Somalian pilgrims prepare for a selfie in front of the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 26, 2023, before ...

The annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, will start on Friday with well over one million Muslims from around the world expected to take part.Last year the hajj drew more than 1.8 ...

Throughout the weekend, tens of thousands of pilgrims circulated around the Kaaba, a cube-like structure considered Islam's holiest building, inside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca.

Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims gathered in reverence on Sunday to perform the farewell circumambulation, circling around Mecca's Kaaba as Hajj reached its end. The Kaaba, a black, cube ...

Muslims gather around the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on June 8, 2016. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser*Editors: This ...

In this photo taken with low shutter speed, Muslim pilgrims pray as others circumambulate around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, July 6, 2022.

The annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, will start on Sunday with more than two million Muslims from around the world expected to take part this year.

The annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, will start on Wednesday with well over one million Muslims from around the world expected to take part. - Four other pillars - The ...