Photo taken on November 28, 2009 shows the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The Hajj season was held from November 25 to November 29 this year. [Xinhua]

Muslim pilgrims take part in an exorcising ceremony to throw detritus to stone walls which symbolize the devil, during the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, November 29, 2009. The Hajj season was held from November 25 to November 29 this year. [Xinhua]