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Millions of Muslims converge for Haj

2014-10-02 559 Dailymotion

More than two million pilgrims have arrived in Mecca for the annual Haj pilgrimage, the world's largest annual gathering of Muslims.<br/> <br />Three million pilgrims are expected to visit Mecca this year, Saudi authorities say.<br/> <br />Visitors, wearing the simple white folds of cloth which are prescribed for Haj, circle around the Kaaba, a cuboid building at the centre of Islam's most sacred mosque, Al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. It's part of a pilgrimage that the Five Pillars of Islam says must be performed by every Muslim at least once in their lifetime as long as they are able.<br/> <br />Haj is a religious journey that is viewed as one of the Muslim faith's greatest acts of worship.<br/> <br />It occurs in the twelfth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, called Dhul-Hijjah.

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