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epa10060467 A Muslim Hajj pilgrim collects pebbles for the stoning of the devil ritual, in Muzdalifa, near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 08 July 2022. Muslim Pilgrims are spending the night in Muzdalifa after descending from Mount Arafat, where they will collect pebbles for the symbolic 'stoning of the devil' ritual at Jamrat Al-Aqabah on 09 July, which is the first day of Eid Al-Adha. Saudi Arabia this year is allowing one million Muslims, including some 850,000 from abroad, to make the annual Hajj pilgrimage, for the first time in two years since barring overseas pilgrims in 2020 as part of efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus. EPA/ASHRAF AMRA