tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims move around the Kaaba, the black cube seen at center, inside the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj in Mecca , Saudi Arabia

Muslim pilgrims pray in a circle around the Kaaba inside the Grand mosque in Mecca

Muslim pilgrims are seen inside a building where, for three days, they will cast stones at pillars symbolising Satan in Mina , Saudi Arabia on December 9, 2008. More than two million Muslim pilgrims performed a second round of stoning walls symbolising the devil



Water is sprayed in cooling mists over Muslim pilgrims as they pray outside Namira mosque in Arafat near Mecca





Muslim pilgrims pray in a circle around the Kaaba inside the Grand mosque in Mecca

Muslim pilgrims are seen inside a building where, for three days, they will cast stones at pillars symbolising Satan in Mina , Saudi Arabia on December 9, 2008. More than two million Muslim pilgrims performed a second round of stoning walls symbolising the devil



Water is sprayed in cooling mists over Muslim pilgrims as they pray outside Namira mosque in Arafat near Mecca



