Pilgrims celebrated on the third day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage that began on Monday.
An enormous number of pilgrims traversed the holy sites in the last few days and have now completed most of their Hajj rituals.
Pilgrims who had performed Hajj before have said they are “very impressed” with the positive development of Hajj and the kingdom’s security services and volunteers.
“When I compare today’s Hajj, it is very different. We didn’t have air conditioners, coolers or such tents before,” India’s former Hajj Committee chairman Salamat Ullah said.
After saying dawn prayers on the morning of Eid Al Adha, millions of pilgrims set off on the journey from Muzdalifah to Mina.
The walk can be long and tiring, so many people choose to go by bus or train.
Pilgrims collected pebbles from Muzdalifah last night and are making their way to Jamarat bridge for the “stoning of the devil” Hajj ritual.
It is one of the final rites of Hajj, which takes place in a structure with three pillars symbolising the devil.
Every pilgrim should hit one of the three walls of the Jamarat on three different occasions.
This year, the Nusuk platform added the schedule of the Jamarat stoning ritual to facilitate and streamline the event that most of the 1.8 million pilgrims will head to throughout the day.
The ritual will be repeated for two more days, with participants eventually casting stones at all three pillars.
