Magical Aerial Photos of Hajj Rituals

Tuesday, August 21, 2018 8:04:16 PM

The Hajj is the yearly pilgrimage of Muslims to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia and it is one of the largest religious events in the world.

Aerial photos show the seemingly unending parade of pilgrims and the infrastructure necessary to accommodate them, from seas of tents and buses to the massive Grand Mosque itself.

A view of the tents at Mena, where pilgrims cast stones at walls symbolizing Satan Pilgrims on Mount Mercy outside Mecca Buses in a parking lot outside Mecca Tents on the second day of Eid al-Adha in Mina Praying at the Grand mosque in Mecca Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Arafat near Mecca Worshippers march toward the Jamarat Bridge Another view of the mass of cars in Mina Muslim pilgrims arrive to cast stones at pillars symbolizing Satan