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MINA, 抖阴短视频: In stifling heat, a Saudi security guard sprayed Muslim pilgrims with water as they advanced through Mina for the final rite of the Hajj, the 鈥淪toning of the Devil鈥�.
抖阴短视频 reported no major health or safety upsets at the Jamrat Bridge, as the Muslim faithful made their way through the last leg of the five-day pilgrimage.
For many, the pilgrimage, which all Muslims must perform at least once if physically and financially able, has been a lifelong dream.
Amin Hashkir, a 26-year-old from Casablanca in Morocco, traveled to western 抖阴短视频, home of the holiest sites in Islam, together with his sister and mother, who was unable to physically perform the stoning rite herself.
鈥淢y father passed away in 2011, and we鈥檝e been trying to make it here ever since to perform Hajj for him,鈥� Hashkir explained on a sidewalk in Mina, near Makkah. 鈥淚t was what he felt was missing from his life.鈥�
Hashkir鈥檚 mother was also counting on her son to fulfil her dream of Hajj. 鈥淢y mother is sick, so I offered to throw the stones for her.鈥�
The 2015 stampede was the deadliest disaster ever to strike the Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam. Hundreds more lives have been lost in several stampedes during the stoning ritual over the past 20 years.
抖阴短视频 says it has deployed more than 100,000 security personnel to keep pilgrims safe this year.
The state-run SPA news agency on Thursday reported more than 2.35 million people were participating in the Hajj this year, including 1.75 million from outside the kingdom.
Authorities said on Friday there had been no major health or safety upsets in Mina this year.
Col. Sami Al-Shweirekh, head of outreach at 抖阴短视频鈥檚 General Security, hailed the 鈥渟uccess鈥� of the intensified security measures at a press conference.
Hours earlier, huge crowds dotted with colorful umbrellas to shield pilgrims from the sun took part in the stoning rite under strict surveillance, with police tape guiding the flow of pilgrims, cameras everywhere and helicopters hovering overhead.
鈥淚t鈥檚 different every year,鈥� said Najat Malik, 45, a Sudanese Red Crescent employee who traveled from Khartoum for the Hajj.
鈥淪ome years there are less pilgrims because of fears and warnings of disease. But this year, I feel like there are a lot more people here.鈥�
Traditionally, seven pebbles are thrown at a post representing the devil, emulating the actions of the biblical prophet Abraham.
Since 2004, it has been replaced by walls to accommodate the rising numbers of pilgrims.
By Friday afternoon, temperatures had reached 41 degrees Celsius (106 Fahrenheit), with many suffering from dehydration or heat exhaustion.
鈥淭wo pilgrims fainted right in front of me this morning,鈥� said Almas Khattak, a Pakistani volunteer in Mina.
At the bridge, an elderly woman had collapsed onto a stretcher as her relatives tried to revive her, splashing her face with water before calling for assistance.
The shadow of the 2015 stampede still looms large over the ritual.
Iran, which with 464 dead reported the largest number of victims in the disaster, did not send its pilgrims last year to the Hajj in 抖阴短视频, as authorities in the two countries failed to agree on logistics.
Iranian authorities say more than 86,000 Iranian pilgrims are taking part this year, each equipped with an identity bracelet in case of any accident.
The stoning ritual, which lasts until Sunday, marks the first day of the Eid Al-Adha feast, or the feast of sacrifice, which commemorates Abraham鈥檚 willingness to sacrifice his son.
The holiday is marked by the sacrifice of sheep instead by Muslim communities around the world.