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Muslim pilgrims attend an exhibition to prepare the cover of the Holy Kaaba, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: Mecca - 02 July 2022. Muslim pilgrims attend an exhibition to prepare the cover of the Holy Kaaba, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) An employee at the Exhibitions and Museums Abdullah Al-Qurashi
0.2 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Calligrapher, Saleh Muhammad

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Annual Saudi Arabia welcomed its first batch of hajj pilgrims since before the coronavirus pandemic, which prompted authorities to sharply restrict the annual ritual.

The Hajj, largest annual pilgrimage in the world, is the fifth pillar of Islam, a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in the lifetime of every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so.

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