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View of the Holy Mosque in Mecca, showing pilgrims in Ihram clothing, with a backdrop of tall towers and a blue sky adorned with clouds.

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Aerial view of the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, showing thousands of worshippers performing Tawaf around the Kaaba.

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The Kaaba in Mecca with a crowd of people performing Umrah or Hajj rituals.

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A group of people touching the Kaaba\'s covering with their fingertips during the Hajj pilgrimage.

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Aerial view of the Grand Mosque in Mecca at night, showing the Kaaba in the center of the crowded courtyard filled with pilgrims.

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View of the Abraj Al-Bait Towers in Mecca with the large Mecca Clock in the center at sunset.

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Aerial night view of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, showing the Kaaba surrounded by thousands of worshippers in the mosque\'s courtyards.

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A vintage photo of the Kaaba in Mecca with surrounding buildings and mountains in the background.

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Image of the facade of the Abraj Al Bait hotels under the blue sky with clouds in Mecca.

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Hands raised in prayer in front of the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, with crowds of pilgrims.

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Image of tall Abraj AlBait with a large clock tower in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, set against a blue sky with some clouds.

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Image of the Kaaba surrounded by crowds of pilgrims in the Grand Mosque, with hands raised in prayer in the foreground.

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