Hajj pilgrims walk around the Kaaba in Mecca

One million pilgrims from across the globe amassed in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca to perform the initial rites of the hajj, marking the largest Islamic pilgrimage since the coronavirus pandemic upended the event — a key pillar of Islam.

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