Chapter 7 - Jamarat

This area has the three walls representing the small, medium and large shaytans (devil). The hajis throw seven small pea-sized pebbles at each to keep from going astray. This area is well known for accidents every year. This year 350 people lost their lives and a thousand were injured in a crush when too many people converged at one time. There is little or no direction from Saudi security forces and you see scattered few here and there. Our group leader was very good at getting us into the area when it was least crowded so even the elderly got to the edge of the pit.