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11/16/2010

Hajj Day 3 Photos

Crowds

Muslim pilgrims head to perform the 'Jamarat' ritual, the stoning of Satan, in Mina near the holy city of Mecca on November 16, 2010 on the third day of the hajj, as Muslims worldwide marked the Eid al-Adha festival with animal sacrifices. (MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images)

Crowds on ramps

Muslim pilgrims head to perform the 'Jamarat' ritual, the stoning of Satan, in Mina near the holy city of Mecca on November 16, 2010 on the third day of the hajj, as Muslims worldwide marked the Eid al-Adha festival with animal sacrifices. (MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images)

Head shaving

A Muslim pilgrim has his head shaved, after throwing pebbles at a stone pillar representing the devil, during the hajj pilgrim in Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. The last stage of the annual hajj pilgrimage, the symbolic stoning of the devil, began on Friday. The first day of stoning also marks the start of the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, or feast of sacrifice, when Muslims around the world slaughter sheep and cattle in remembrance of Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son. (Hassan Ammar/AP)

Child stones

A Muslim child pilgrim casts stones at a pillar, symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called Jamarat, the last rite of the annual hajj, in Mina near the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. (Hassan Ammar/AP)

Woman stones

Muslim pilgrims cast stones at a pillar, symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called "Jamarat, " the last rite of the annual hajj, in Mina near the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. (Hassan Ammar/AP)

Casting stones

Muslim pilgrims throw pebbles at pillars during the "Jamarat" ritual, the stoning of Satan, in Mina near the holy city of Mecca, on November 16, 2010. Stoning the devil and circling the Mecca Grand Mosque's kaaba shrine, more than two million Muslim pilgrims launched into the final rituals of the hajj ahead of their massive exodus from Islam's holiest city. (MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images)

Stoning the devil

Muslim pilgrims cast stones at a pillar, symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called "Jamarat, " the last rite of the annual hajj, in Mina near the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. The last stage of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the symbolic stoning of the devil, began on Friday. (Hassan Ammar/AP)


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