The best photos of Hajj 2023

Muslims gathered in Makkah for the annual pilgrimage

The Grand Mosque seen from the Clock Tower in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, during the Hajj pilgrimage. AP

Pilgrims pray in front of the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AP

Pilgrims in the Grand Mosque. Photo: Hajj Ministry

Pilgrims praying in Mina, near Makkah. AFP

The Grand Mosque in Makkah with its clock tower and the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site, in the centre. AFP

Pilgrims crowd Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat, also known as the Mount of Mercy, during the Hajj pilgrimage. AFP

Tents housing pilgrims in Mina for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. SPA

Pilgrims on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage. SPA

Muslim pilgrims pray on the Mount of Mercy at the plain of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 27, 2023. REUTERS / Mohamed Abd El Ghany TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba in Makkah. Reuters

Doves and pilgrims outside the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Reuters

Saudi security forces parade in Makkah as Muslim pilgrims from around the world arrive for the Hajj. AFP

Buses used to transport pilgrims at a station in Makkah during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. SPA

A pilgrim holds an umbrella as his wife prays, before they cast stones at a pillar in the symbolic stoning of the devil, in Mina, south-east of the holy city of Makkah, during the Hajj. AP

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