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Muslim pilgrims walk to cast stones at pillars, symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called “Jamarat”, a rite of the annual hajj, in Mina near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. More than 2 million pilgrims – about 1 million fewer than last year – are performing the hajj, a central pillar of Islam and one that able-bodied Muslims must make once in their lives as a four-day spiritual cleansing based on centuries of interpretation of the traditions of Prophet Muhammad. (Photo by Amr Nabil/AP Photo)
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