Ramadan 2021 in Saudi Arabia: Worshippers pray at the Grand Mosque in Makkah - in pictures

Muslims performed the evening taraweeh prayers on the first day of the Islamic holy month

An aerial view of the Grand Mosque complex in the Saudi city of Makkah, during the first day of Ramadan. AFP

Worshippers perform the evening taraweeh prayer during Ramadan around the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque complex in Makkah. Saudi authorities said on April 5 only people immunised against Covid-19 will be allowed to perform the year-round Umrah pilgrimage from the start of Ramadan, the fasting month for Muslims. AFP

Worshippers perform taraweeh prayers at the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque complex in Makkah. AFP

Worshippers gather for prayers at the Kaaba, the holiest shrine in the Grand Mosque complex in the Saudi city of Makkah on the first day of Ramadan. AFP

Umrah pilgrims outside the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. During Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk. AP

Barriers and a checkpoint set up to allow only permitted pilgrims as a precaution against coronavirus outside the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AP

A general view of the Kaaba, the focal point of the Grand Mosque complex in the Saudi city of Makkah. AFP

The faithful face the Kaaba during taraweeh prayers on the first day of the holy fasting month. Since the start of Ramadan only worshippers immunised against Covid-19 are allowed to perform Umrah. AFP

Pilgrims pray at the Kaaba in Makkah on the first day of Ramadan. AFP

First dawn prayers of Ramadan this week at the Grand Mosque, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP

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