A Kashmiri pilgrim, left, hugs her family member as the first batch departs for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam's holiest site, in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

PHOTO COLLECTION: Hajj Pilgrimage

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Kashmiri Muslim pilgrims wave to relatives and others as the first batch departs for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
A Kashmiri woman prays as the first batch of Muslim pilgrims, departs for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Kashmiri Muslim pilgrims wave to relatives and others as the first batch departs for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
An Indian soldier guards as the first batch of Kashmiri Muslim pilgrims, departs for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Family members and relatives of Kashmiri Muslim pilgrims, look on as the first batch departs for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Kashmiri Muslim pilgrims wave to relatives and others as the first batch departs for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Kashmiri Muslim pilgrims, right, greets to family members and others as the first batch departs for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Family member and relatives of Hajj pilgrims see off them as the first batch departs for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
A Kashmiri Muslim woman pilgrim weeps as the first batch departs for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Indian policemen guard as the first batch of Kashmiri Muslim pilgrims, departs for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Family member and relatives of Hajj pilgrims see off them as the first batch departs for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
An Indian soldier and policemen guard as the first batch of Kashmiri Muslim pilgrims, departs for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Indian policemen guard outside the Hajj house as the first batch of Kashmiri Muslim pilgrims, departs for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

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