Nearly 2.5 million pilgrims flocked at the Grand mosque for final prayers on Tuesday to perform Tawaf, a seven-round circumambulation around Kaaba at the end of their Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Makkah.
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A sea of worshippers scaled the rocky hill southeast of the holy city of Makkah for a day of prayers and reflection
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Nothing lost in translation for Muslim hajj pilgrims
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