The annual Hajj pilgrimage commences in Mecca on 9 August. Muslims from all around the globe march around the holiest place in Islam, the Kaaba in the Masjid al-Haram Mosque, as a part of the religious ritual.
It is estimated that the event attracts the largest turnout of people in the world, with more than two million people participating in it last year.
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