Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage

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Muslims embark on Hajj amid scorching heat and regional tensions

Egyptian pilgrim Samya Abdul Moneim said she was grateful to God that she made it to the Hajj, which is required once in a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to make it.

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Security beefed up ahead of Biswa Ijtema

Line after line of pontoon bridges span the rivers at Prayagraj, as Indian authorities prepare for 400 million pilgrims -- more than the combined population of the United States and Canada -- during the six-week-long Kumbh Mela. Photo: BSS/AFP

India readies for 400 million pilgrims at mammoth festival

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First phase of Biswa Ijtema begins

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Bangladesh Police set guidelines for Ijtema

Muslim pilgrims cast stones at a pillar symbolizing Satan during the annual Haj pilgrimage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri

Huge crowds 'stone the devil' as fiercely hot hajj winds down

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Govt reduces Hajj package cost by Tk11,725

Hajj-linked business takes hit as high costs hold back aspirant pilgrims

Hajj-linked business takes hit as high costs hold back aspirant pilgrims

Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba and pray at the Grand Mosque ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 6 July 2022. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

HAAB announces private hajj package at minimum cost of Tk6.72 lakh

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Age limit for Hajj pilgrims may be lifted from next year: State Minister

Hajj pilgrims circumambulating around the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia; File Photo

International Umrah pilgrimage resumes on 10 August

Muslim pilgrims cast stones at a pillar symbolizing Satan during the annual Haj pilgrimage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri

Fewer pilgrims, less crowd risk at Hajj's symbolic stoning of the devil

A small group of worshippers pray at Kaaba in the Grand Mosque while practicing social distancing, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, during the holy month of Ramadan, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia May 4, 2020. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via Reuters

Hajj pilgrims can take back registration money: Religious Ministry