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Mon Feb 10,10:57 AM ET |
Pilgrims climb Jabal al-Rahman, the Mount of Mercy, at the center of the plain of Arafat, near Mecca as they perform wuquf February 10, 2003. In Arafat, the climax of the rites, pilgrims recite the Koran, and perform continuously intense prayer. After Arafat, pilgrims spend the night in Muzdalifah, before spending three nights in Mena for the stoning the devil ritual, performing sacrifice, and celebrate Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice). REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov |
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