Photos: Muslims Gather in Mecca for Hajj

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Nearly 3 million Muslims are expected to take the annual pilgrimage to Mecca this year
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Photos: Muslims Gather in Mecca for Hajj Muhammad Hamed/Reuters

Nearly 3 million Muslims are expected to take the annual hajj to Mecca, Saudi Arabia this year. Muslims who are physically and financially able to undertake the sacred pilgrimage are required to do so at least once in their lifetime.

Muslim pilgrims walk around Namirah mosque on the plains of Arafat after Friday prayers during the hajj, outside the holy city of Mecca October 3, 2014. Muhammad Hamed/Reuters