Photo of the Day
Picture of a crowd of people circling the Kaaba in the the Masjid al-Ḥarām in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Circling the Kaaba
A story in the November 1978 issue documented the hajj, which is the journey of faithful Muslims to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. In this picture, a long exposure creates a time-lapse view of pilgrims circling the Kaaba in the Masjid al-Ḥarām, the most sacred site in Islam.
