Pilgrimage
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A pilgrimage is a journey to a holy place, which can lead to a personal transformation, after which the pilgrim returns to their daily life. A pilgrim is a traveler who is on a journey to a holy place
Pilgrim by Gheorghe Tattarescu
Five Members of the Utrecht Brotherhood of Jerusalem Pilgrims
Ancient Greek lekythos showing a pilgrim from 450–425 BC
Tibetan pilgrim, Rewalsar Lake, Himachal Pradesh, India
Hajj
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Hajj is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city in Islam. Hajj is a one-time-required religious duty for all Muslims who are physically and financially capable of underta
Pilgrimage
…Pro Christ, (Pilgrims for Christ), or "white martyrs", who left their homes to wander in the world. This form of pilgrimage, akin to the concept of "hajj" in Islam, which means "procession", was an ascetic religious practice, as the pilgrim left the security of home and the clan for an unknown destination…
Pilgrims at the Masjid al-Haram performing Tawaf during Hajj
A Hajj certificate dated 602 AH (1205 CE).
A 1907 photograph of people praying near the Kaaba in the Great Mosque of Mecca
Muhammad Ali wearing the Ihram while performing Hajj in 1972