Stoning of the Devil
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The Stoning of the Devil is part of the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. During the ritual, Muslim pilgrims throw pebbles at three walls, called jamarāt, from
A Stoning of the Devil from 1942
A Hajji participating in the ritual of Jamarat.
Mina, Saudi Arabia
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Mina, nicknamed the "City of the Tents", is a valley located 8 kilometres southeast of the city of Mecca, in the district of Masha'er, Province of Makkah in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia. Covering
Stoning of the Devil
…Arabia. During the ritual, Muslim pilgrims throw pebbles at three walls (formerly pillars), called jamarāt, from the Jamaraat Bridge in the city of Mina just east of Mecca. It is a symbolic reenactment of Ibrahim's (or Abraham's) hajj, where he stoned three pillars representing the Shaitan (or Satan…
Tents at Mina
Hajis (Pilgrims) walking through the valley of Mina, with Al-Khaif Mosque to the right
Tents
A large crowd of pilgrims heading to the Jamarat Bridge