The annual pilgrimage to Mecca takes place in the 12th and final month of the Islamic calendar and concludes with the second ...

The largest religious gathering in the world is taking place in India from Jan. 13 to Feb. 26. It is a significant test for ...

400 million people — more than the population of the United States — are expected to throng the festival. That is around 200 times the 2 million pilgrims who were in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj ...

The National Chairman of the National Hajj Commission, NAHCON, Professor Saleh Usman, has debunked allegations that he is truncating the preparation for the 2025 Hajj Pilgrimage by canceling deals ...

Religious pilgrimages usually derive their importance from their connection to the birth or death or burial of a prophet or a saint. There is indeed a general misunderstanding among people that Hajj ...

The Maha Kumbh festival is expected to include at least ... holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage last year. Hindu pilgrims gather at the confluence ...

The Ministry of Religious Affairs has made an important decision regarding Hajj 2025, allowing private Hajj organising companies and their subsidiaries to begin booking for the pilgrimage and ...