Pilgrims walk with their luggage towards a plane before departing for the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca from Narathiwat Airport in southern Thailand on August 4, 2016.
The Hajj, the largest annual pilgrimage in the world, is the fifth pillar of Islam, a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in the lifetime of every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so. / AFP PHOTO / MADAREE TOHLALA
Pilgrims walk with their luggage towards a plane before departing for the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca from Narathiwat Airport in southern Thailand on August 4, 2016. The Hajj, the largest annual pilgrimage in the world, is the fifth pillar of Islam, a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in the lifetime of every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so.
MADAREE TOHLALA / AFP
