Haj pilgrims from across the world began performing the Jamarat—‘stoning of the devil’ ritual —on the 10th of Dhul-Hijjah, corresponding to Friday, June 6, marking the first day of Eid Al Adha.

At dawn on Friday, pilgrims returned from the plains of Muzdalifah to the Grand Mosque in Makkah to offer the Eid prayers and begin the stoning ritual.

Sheikh Maher Al-Muaiqly, Imam and preacher of the Grand Mosque, led the Eid Al Adha prayers and delivered the sermon at the Grand Mosque.

Pilgrims then proceeded to pelt pebbles at the three large pillars symbolising the devil. This act, carried out in intense summer heat, represents one of the final major rituals of Haj.