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More than
23000 Indians reach two holy cities for Haj 2011
Wednesday October 05, 2011 09:24:26 PM,
IANS
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Jeddah:
Over 23,000 Indian Haj pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia for
the annual pilgrimage.
According to a release of the Consulate General of India here, a
total of 23,078 pilgrims have arrived from India, of them 2,018
are in Makkah and 21,059 pilgrims are in Madina.
So far, 85 flights have come from India.
Meanwhile, two pilgrims have died. One of them had come through
the Haj Committee of India and the other through a private tour
operator.
The Haj to Makkah, the holiest city for Muslims, is obligatory in
Islam at least once in a lifetime.
Madina, the second most sacred city for Muslims, is the burial
place of Prophet Mohammad and also has the three oldest mosques.
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