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Muslim pilgrims perform the symbolic ‘stoning of the devil’ ritual as part of the hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca, on June 16, 2024. Pilgrims perform the last major ritual of the hajj, the ‘stoning of the devil’, in western Saudi Arabia on June 16, as Muslims the world over celebrate the Eid al-Adha holiday. | AFP photo.

Pilgrims perform the last major ritual of the hajj, the ‘stoning of the devil’, in western Saudi Arabia on Sunday, as Muslims the world over celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha holiday.

Beginning at dawn, the 1.8 million Muslims undertaking the pilgrimage this year will throw seven stones at each of three concrete walls symbolising the devil in the Mina valley, located outside Mecca, the holiest city in Islam.