1. Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims move around the Kaaba, seen at center, inside the Grand Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on November 3, 2011. (AP P
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Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims move around the Kaaba, seen at center, inside the Grand
Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on November 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

2. A Muslim pilgrim prays as visits the Hiraa cave, at the top of Noor Mountain on the outskirts of Mecca, Saudi
Arabia, on November 2, 2011. According to tradition, Islam's Prophet Mohammed received his first message
to preach Islam while he was praying in the cave.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

3. An aerial view shows the Mecca Clock Tower as Muslim pilgrims walking around the Kaaba in
the Grand Mosque of the holy city of Mecca during the annual Hajj pilgrimage rituals on
November 7, 2011. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)

4. This aerial image taken through a window of a helicopter shows thousands of tents housing
Muslim pilgrims crowded together in Mina, near the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on
November 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

5. Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims perform the evening prayer in Mecca's Grand Mosque, on
November 2, 2011.(Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)

6. Muslim pilgrim pray outside Namira mosque in Arafat near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on November
5, 2011. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws 2.5 million visitors each year, making it the largest
yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

7. Indian Muslims offer prayers during Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, at the Taj Mahal
monument in Agra, India, on November 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Pawan Sharma)

8. The Grand Mosque is seen from the top of al-Noor mountain where the Hiraa cave is located, in
Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on November 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)