The first batch of 1076 Hajj pilgrims set off for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia - the holiest place for Muslims. Some 1, 60,491 pilgrims from India will undertake the Hajj this year.

The first batch of 1076 Hajj pilgrims set off for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia - the holiest place for Muslims. Some 1, 60,491 pilgrims from India will undertake the Hajj this year.


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