In Pictures: Muslims mark the end of the haj with korban

Muslims are encouraged to make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lifetime. The annual ritual, the haj, ends with the Eid al-Adha holiday, which is usually marked by the sacrifice of animals. See how the haj and the holiday is observed in various places around the world in this photo gallery.

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Sep 23, 2015, 12:10 PM

A sheep is pushed off a truck at a sheep market two days ahead of Eid al-Adha, in Port Bouet, Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Sept 22, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

A seller standing near his sheep at a sheep market two days ahead of Eid al-Adha, in Port Bouet, Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Sept 22, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

Muslim pilgrims touching a rock atop Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca on Sept 22, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

Muslim pilgrims praying on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage on Sept 22, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

Muslim pilgrims taking photos on their way to their camp at Arafat, where they will spend the night before the first ritual of the haj pilgrimage, in Arafat, Saudi Arabia on Sept 22, 2015. PHOTO: EPA

A Muslim pilgrim putting his head to a rock atop Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat on Sept 22, 2015.
PHOTO: REUTERS

A vendor talking with customers at a livestock market ahead of the Eid al-Adha in Kabul on Sept 22, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

A boy pulling a sheep at a livestock market in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept 21, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

Palestinian children taking part in a re-enactment of the annual haj pilgrimage to Mecca, at their school in the West Bank city of Nablus on Sept 22, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

Palestinian children taking part in a re-enactment of the annual haj pilgrimage to Mecca, at their school in the West Bank city of Nablus on Sept 22, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

A boy feeding a goat at a makeshift livestock market on the side of a busy road ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sept 22, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

A boy trying to control a goat at a livestock market ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival in Bengaluru, India, on Sept 22, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

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