Funerals of Iranian Hajj victims

Thousands of mourners have attended a funeral ceremony in Tehran for Iranian pilgrims killed in the Hajj disaster in Saudi Arabia. They chanted “death to Al-Saud,” a reference to the Saudi royal family.
On 24 September 2015, a crowd collapse caused the deaths of at least 2,070 pilgrims who were suffocated or crushed during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, Mecca, making it the deadliest Hajj disaster in history.
The exact number of dead is still unclear; the Associated Press reports 2,177 dead, Reuters count is 2,070, while Agence France-Presse reports a higher figure of 2,223 killed. The official death toll from the government of Saudi Arabia has remained unchanged since two days after the event, with 769 reported killed and 934 others injured!
Iran had 465 of its pilgrims killed, while Mali had 306 and Nigeria 222.
Other countries that have more death tolls are Pakistan, Egypt, India, Cameroon, Bangladesh and Indonesia.

The incident, after huge pilgrim processions were joined in their course, leading to the catastrophic entanglement.
It has been reported that the convoy of Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud, the son of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, had arrived at the site, forcing the pilgrims to change their original directions.
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Power of Islamic world

Hajj is symbol of Islamic world power, where Muslims assist from all Islamic countries. It's one of the pillars of Islamic faith, the Hajj must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by any Muslim who has the ability to do so. Pilgrims perform a series of rituals including walking around the Kaaba, standing vigil on Mount Arafat and a ritual Stoning of the Devil.
About 2 million pilgrims performed Hajj this year.
In picture, an ambulance is parked among thousands of Muslim pilgrims praying near the Namira Mosque at Mount Arafat, southeast of the Saudi holy city of Mecca, on November 15, 2010. Pilgrims flooded into the Arafat plain from Mecca and Mina. Pilgrims spend the day at Arafat in reflection and reading the Koran. (MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images)

Pray in shadows and sunlight

In shadows and sunlight, thousands of Muslim pilgrims pray inside the Grand Mosque during the annual Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Hajj is one of the pillars of Islamic faith, the Hajj must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by any Muslim who has the ability to do so. Pilgrims perform a series of rituals including walking around the Kaaba, standing vigil on Mount Arafat and a ritual Stoning of the Devil.
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Chinese Muslim pilgrim

Chinese Muslim pilgrim is farewell to his relatives for Hajj. The Hajj is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is currently the largest annual pilgrimage in the world.
About 13,000 Chinese Muslim pilgrims started leaving China recently on chartered flights for the Muslim holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia. Many of them are from remote rural areas and lack travel experience.