Blistering heat tests pilgrims at Mount Arafat during Hajj’s peak rite
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Thousands of pilgrims gathered on Mecca’s Mount Arafat under near-44C heat for the Hajj’s central wuquf ritual, with more than 1.5 million worshippers praying on the rocky hill before moving to Muzdalifah and Mina for the upcoming rites; volunteers handed out water and shade as regional tensions cast a shadow over the pilgrimage.
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