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Pilgrims walk around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, June 4, 2025 ...

A Muslim pilgrim prays during the annual Hajj pilgrimage on the Plain of Arafat, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, June 5, 2025.

Muslim pilgrims walk to cast stones at pillars in the symbolic stoning of the devil, the last rite of the annual Hajj, in Mina near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, June 7, 2025.

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia has begun. It’s required once in a lifetime by every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to make it.