Eid Al-Adha: Pilgrims head to Mount Arafat for prayers

Mecca(Saudi Arabia): Donned in white cloth, pilgrims from across the globe are heading to Mount Arafat to perform prayers.

On the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah all the pilgrims head to Mount Arafat to perform the greatest pillar of Hajj and perform combined Zuhr and Asr prayers. After sunset on this day, the pilgrims start their journey to Muzdalifah and perform the Maghrib and Isha prayers and spend the night there until dawn next day, the tenth day of the month of Dhul-Hijjah.