Hajj 2024 LIVE: More than Muslims Arrive in Mecca for Annual Hajj Pilgrimage | Arafa Day | N18G

Hajj 2024 LIVE: More than Foreign Muslims Arrive in Mecca for Annual Hajj Pilgrimage | CNBC TV18 Pilgrims mark the annual Haj’s most important day, Arafa Day. ARAFAT - Muslim pilgrims start settling in Arafat, near Mecca, to mark the annual Haj’s most important day, Arafa Day. Muslims from around the world started the Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Friday, with authorities expecting 2 million people to gather this year amid sweltering heat. After circling the Kaaba, a stone cube-shaped holy building inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, pilgrims head to the nearby Mina Valley, where they will spend the night in a massive tent city. On the second day, they head to Mount Arafat, around 20 kilometres east of Mecca, where they stay until sunset in what is considered the peak of the Hajj pilgrimage. As the temperature in and around Mecca is expected to reach 43 degrees Celsius, authorities urged pilgrims to carry umbrellas to protect themselves during the rituals. The Ha