As pilgrims from all over the world make their way to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, they are not only seen standing with umbrellas but also water over their head. Photos Courtesy: AFP
A departing Turkish Muslim pilgrim pours cold water from a bottle on her head to cool off as she waits in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 20.
Muslim pilgrims perform the farewell circumambulation or "tawaf", circling seven times around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca on June 18 at the end of the annual hajj pilgrimage.
A man shades himself with an umbrella as he walks with a bag of water bottles in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca.
A departing Muslim pilgrim has a drink from a man as he sits next to other women in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 20.
A man shades his head with a cardboard box as he browses his phone while standing next to other women in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 20.
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