Hajj 2011 (1432H)....Mountainier

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aesiege (aesiege) 2011-12-11 07:17:56 +0500 #41

Hajj Mubarak

Sharin (Sharin) 2011-12-11 07:24:49 +0500 #42

Hajj Mubarak

gemini85 (gemini85) 2011-12-11 11:08:20 +0500 #43

Mubarak ho bhai ap ko

mountainier (mountainier) 2011-12-12 02:52:44 +0500 #44

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Thank you all for your generous and heartening replies
sorry for the delay more pics.....coming up

mountainier (mountainier) 2011-12-12 03:00:42 +0500 #45

I will start with few shots of packed Khana Kaba:)

mountainier (mountainier) 2011-12-12 03:06:11 +0500 #46

The Top most floor at Haram

Sunset as beautiful as ever

Lights of the clock tower during Azan e Maghrib:)

mountainier (mountainier) 2011-12-12 03:20:14 +0500 #47

Safa first floor

Bab e Fahd

Another Khana Kaba close Up before hajj

mountainier (mountainier) 2011-12-12 03:26:49 +0500 #48

Huge courtyard outside the holy mosque

Nearby hills

First sighting of the Zilhajj moon

Myself in the building elevator (H)

mountainier (mountainier) 2011-12-12 03:37:21 +0500 #49

2 days before the start of hajj

going to Jamarat (Shaitan) for sight seeing

Azzizia district in the background

Grand Mina map displayed at Jamarat

Start of extremely long pedestrian bridge (or as i use to call it pul e sarat) leading to Mina Station 3 (Jamarat)

Super mega structure belonging to one of the Shaitan's

mountainier (mountainier) 2011-12-12 03:43:49 +0500 #50

Bird's eye view of Mina from Jamarat

One of the Shaitan's

Shaitan Closeup

Signboard for pilgrims assistance

mountainier (mountainier) 2011-12-12 03:52:14 +0500 #51

Wheeeeeeeeels at Jamarat for Pilgrims assistance (H)

Close up of one of the mega bridges leading to a floor at Jamarat:)

billboard with video display (H)

mountainier (mountainier) 2011-12-12 03:59:04 +0500 #52

Series of bridges and pathways leading to Shaitans

Al Baik the best fast food joint and my mate catering to my eating needs during my stay at the holy city, there management is out of this world...Bravooo

Street outside our residence

Mosque near the residence

farooq05 (farooq05) 2011-12-12 04:18:12 +0500 #53

MashaAllah, great pictures and info...

usmans79 (Usman Masud) 2011-12-12 04:26:08 +0500 #54

Hajj Mubrook.........

mountainier (mountainier) 2011-12-12 04:34:11 +0500 #55

1st day of Eid 10 Zilhajj going for Tawaf e Ziarat

People sleeping everywhere during hajj, where ever you look you see crowds of different colors, languages, shapes and sizes with one common goal.... truely an exceptional sight to witness

1.5 km tunnel leading to Haram

Coming out of one tunnel and going into another

Clock tower's video screen displaying messages during hajj

faisal_here (faisal_here) 2011-12-12 04:35:36 +0500 #56

MashaAllah

mountainier (mountainier) 2011-12-12 04:36:20 +0500 #57

Thanks

mountainier (mountainier) 2011-12-12 04:36:51 +0500 #58

thank you

mountainier (mountainier) 2011-12-12 04:45:33 +0500 #59

Wonderful use of technology during Hajj this year, full usage of train made by Chinese for the use of Pilgrims of few countries during hajj this year...great job

Monorail map of various stations on route

Platform at Mina 3 station

Train passing by the adjacent platform, ready for track change and to take us to heart of Mina (i.e. Mina Station 3)

Inside the train :)(H)

mountainier (mountainier) 2011-12-12 04:52:13 +0500 #60

Mina the amazing camp city

Our Maktab's office at Mina Camp site

Morning at Mina

Kms long shaded pedestrian pathway in the very heart of Mina, housing thousands of washrooms along the sides, a welcome sight for pilgrims

Birds eye view of the mega camp city