Spiritually reinvigorating

[gallery td_select_gallery_slide="slide" ids="83951,83952,83953,83954,83955,83956,83957,83958,83959"] With eyes moist and hands stretched out toward the sky, each pilgrim appeared to be an island lost in his or her own supplication in a sea of humanity which filled the plains of Arafat on Sunday. It was a spiritually surcharged atmosphere on the Day of Arafat, the high point of Haj. Helicopters monitored the crowd flow while, on the ground, police on foot, motorbike, and all-terrain vehicles directed pedestrian movement. Security men kept a watchful eye and volunteers helped the old and the needy. Sprinklers sprayed water on pilgrims as temperature soared above 40 degree Centigrade. — SPA/Reuters/AFP photos