Worshipers spend a day and night here in prayer and contemplation, sleeping alongside other pilgrims in one of the thousands of tents erected for the pilgrimage. The second day of the Hajj ends at ...

and then converged on a vast tent camp in the nearby desert, officially opening the annual Hajj pilgrimage on Monday, returning to its full capacity for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic.

The deaths of 1,300 pilgrims during the hajj in Saudi Arabia last year underscored ... including air-conditioned tents. It was a high-profile example of the havoc wrought by heat in 2024, which ...

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Each tent is equipped with an air-conditioning set ... packed and distributed among poor Muslims all over the world. However, the Hajj season is a good opprtuinity for local traders to earn ...

The fifth pillar of Islam, the hajj is mandatory once in a lifetime ... which meant they could not access tents and take shelter from the punishing sun. The Guardian newspaper reported Thursday ...

Meanwhile, special preparations are underway by Saudi government in Mina, Muzdalifah and Arafat to provide maximum facilities to Hajj Pilgrims from all over the world. These include installation of ...

To get around barriers, some pilgrims - especially those from developing countries - often arrive well before the Hajj dates to avoid additional checks and sleep in tents, or outside, a perilous ...