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CLEAN : Saudi Arabia muslim pilgrims get ready for start of hajj 2
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from around the world on Tuesday began moving to Mina in Saudi Arabia for the start of the hajj, the world's largest annual gathering (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Victim of deadly Pakistan train blaze in transit for treatment
A victim of a deadly train fire in Pakistan receives treatment in hospital after dozens were killed and injured when cooking gas cylinders exploded on a train packed with pilgrims (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Victims of deadly Pakistan train fire receive treatment in hospital
Victims of a deadly train fire in Pakistan receive treatment in hospital after dozens were killed and injured when cooking gas cylinders exploded on a train packed with pilgrims (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Injured Pakistan fire victims describe jumping from train
Victims of the train accident receiving treatment at the Bahawal Victoria Hospital describe their experience after at least 74 people were killed and dozens injured when cooking gas cylinders exploded on a train packed with pilgrims in...
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CLEAN : Iraqi pilgrims celebrate Arbaeen in Karbala south of Baghdad
The annual Arbaeen pilgrimage sees millions of worshippers mostly Iraqis and Iranians converge by foot on Karbala 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of Baghdad (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Nigerians disagree over legacy of a 19th century Fulani Muslim ruler
In Sokoto an old city in northern Nigeria Usmane Dan Fodio's tomb attracts pilgrims from all over West Africa (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Bethlehem welcomes pilgrims for Christmas celebrations
Pilgrims from around the world gather in the biblical city of Bethlehem revered by Christians as the birthplace of Jesus to celebrate Christmas in the Holy Land (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Kodokan: Near religious experience for foreign judo pilgrims
For judo lovers all over the world who make the pilgrimage to Tokyo's Kodokan it's an emotional experience to tread the hallowed mats a unique chance to train at the sport's Mecca (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : FILE: Lourdes shrine closes over coronavirus fears
The shrine at Lourdes in southwestern France, visited by millions of Catholic pilgrims from around the world, closes its doors for the first time in its history (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Shiite Muslims in Iraq's Bahgdad streets despite coronavirus curfew
Iraqi Shiite pilgrims defy a government curfew in order to visit the shrine of a revered imam. Baghdad, the Arab world's second most populous capital with 10 million in habitants, imposed a curfew for six days. Seeking to stem an...
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CLEAN : Iraqi soldiers impose curfew against coronavirus
Iraqi soldiers deploy in Baghdad's streets to impose a curfew to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the Iraqi capital, where shops are closing, but some Iraqi shiite pilgrims make their way to the shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim,...
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CLEAN : Coronavirus: Lourdes sanctuary to reopen to visitors
Lourdes sanctuary, visited every year by millions of people, will partially reopen its doors on Saturday "for individual pilgrims (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Portuguese Catholic sanctuary of Fatima celebrates its apparitions without pilgrims
Without the crowds of pilgrims it welcomes every May 13, the Catholic sanctuary of Fatima, in central Portugal, celebrates the 103rd anniversary of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary in a religious ceremony reduced to the bare minimum...
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CLEAN : Tunisians understanding as Saudi scales back hajj
Muslim worshippers in Tunisia express their understanding of Saudi Arabia's decision to scale back the hajj pilgrimage to Islam's holiest sites next month, as it battles a coronavirus surge (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Egyptians sceptical over "limited hajj" in Saudi's Mecca
Egyptians in the 6th of October City in the Giza governorate express their scepticism and disappointment over Saudi Arabia's decision to scale back the hajj pilgrimage to Islam's holiest sites next month, as it battles a coronavirus...
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CLEAN : Muslims in Lebanon react to Saudi's "limited" hajj announcement
Muslims living in Lebanon react to Saudi Arabia's decision to drastically scale back the hajj pilgrimage to Islam's holiest sites next month, as it battles a coronavirus surge (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Mecca's Grand Mosque lies almost empty on hajj pilgrimage eve
Mecca's Grand Mosque lies almost empty as Saudi Arabia prepares to host the annual hajj pilgrimage, dramatically downscaled due to the coronavirus pandemic that has barred millions of international pilgrims for the first time in modern...
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CLEAN : Praying for pandemic to end: Monks arrive in Seoul after 500km journey
Buddhist monks arrive in Seoul after a 500-kilometre pilgrimage dedicated to prayers to end the coronavirus pandemic (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Muslim Shiite worshippers arrive in Iraq's Najaf for the Arbaeen pilgrimage
Muslim Shiite worshippers land at Najaf airport for the Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq. Millions of Shiite pilgrims visit shrines in Karbala and nearby Najaf every year, especially during the huge annual Arbaeen commemoration (Footage by...
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CLEAN : Muslim pilgrims express "undescribable" feeling participating in umrah
Muslim worhippers express an "undescribable" feeling being chosen to participate in the partially resumed umrah pilgrimage at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Iraqis pay tribute to slain general Soleimani a day before Arbaeen
Iraqi Shiite Muslim pilgrims perform rituals a day before the Arbaeen pilgrimage in Karbala while paying tribute to slain Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi military leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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VOICED : En Karabaj, el adiós al monasterio armenio de Dadivank
Los peregrinos llegan por decenas, conmovidos y casi todos con lágrimas en los ojos (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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VOICED : Búsqueda desesperada de oxígeno en Manaos para salvar a pacientes en casa
Habitantes de Manaos peregrinan en busca de oxígeno para improvisar unidades de cuidados intensivos en casa, donde creen que sus seres queridos tienen más chances de sobrevivir que en los hospitales de la capital de la Amazonía...