Muslim pilgrims take part in stoning of the devil as Hajj pilgrimage winds down

Pilgrims cast stones at a pillar in the stoning of the devil, the last rite of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in Mina near the holly city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia (Amr Nabil/AP)

Muslim pilgrims have cast stones at pillars representing the devil in the final days of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.

This year’s pilgrimage was the first in three years to be held without coronavirus restrictions and drew more than 1.8 million Muslims from all corners of the Earth.