Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims journeyed from Saudi Arabia's Makkah to a white-tented city in Mina Thursday as they neared the highlight of the biggest Haj
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The Hajj pilgrimage can be physically demanding even under ideal conditions, but believers face an added challenge this year: scorching sun and temperatures
The hajj pilgrimage can be physically draining even in ideal conditions, but worshippers this year face an added challenge: scorching sun and temperatures rising to 42 degrees Celsius (108 degrees Fahrenheit).
MECCA, Saudi Arabia Hundreds of thousands of Hajj pilgrims began streaming out of Mecca Thursday ahead of the highlight of the annual rites, which have attracted huge crowds despite the continuing pandemic and unforgiving heat.Many worshippers made the journey on foot to Mina, seven kilometres from Mecca's Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest site, where they circled the imposing