Holy carpet starts pilgrimage from Cairo to Mecca._x000D_
With traditional ceremony, the decorated Howdah, symbolising Egyptian Royalty, and the Holy Carpet, left Cairo on the annual pilgrimage to Mecca._x000D_
The Carpet is used to cover the Kaaba at Mecca for the ensuing year._x000D_
Photo shows, mobile units of the Egyptian army passing the Howdah before the start of the pilgrimage from Cairo._x000D_
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- Egypt
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- Egypt
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- Europeana https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/2024904/https___www_topfoto_co_uk_asset_3059080
