Embarking on spiritual odyssey: An enlightening journey to Mecca
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A Muslim pilgrim prays during a visit to Mount Al-Noor, where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Koran through Gabriel in the Hira cave in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Doves fly around Muslim pilgrims outside the holy Kaaba as people start arriving to perform the annual Haj in the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Muslim pilgrims perform the Umrah at the holy Kaaba as they start arriving to perform the annual Haj in the Grand Mosque, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Muslim pilgrims perform the Umrah at the holy Kaaba as they start arriving to perform the annual Haj in the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.