Arafat ascent
, August 31, 2017
Convoys of white-robed Haj pilgrims ascended to the holy site of Mount Arafat, near Makkah, from Mina to stand there as part of the Haj rituals. The climb at Arafat is one of the cornerstones of the pilgrimage, which is being undertaken by more than two million Muslims this year.