Glimpses from the annual Haj pilgrimage outside Mecca.
IMAGE: A pilgrim offers prayers on the Mount of Mercy. All photographs: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters
IMAGE: Pilgrims gather on the Mount of Mercy.
IMAGE: A pilgrim offers prayers while others rest.
IMAGE: Women and men offer prayers.
IMAGE: A water mist is sprayed due to high temperature during the Haj.
IMAGE: The pilgrims rest in the scorching heat with their umbrellas out.
IMAGE: A pilgrim carries mattresses.
IMAGE: A pilgrim walks to the Mount of Mercy.
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com
