Saudi Arabia: Pilgrims circle the Kaaba for the last day of Hajj

Saudi Arabia's Hajj pilgrims walked around cube-shaped Kaaba in Mecca on Sunday, as part of last rites of pass for yearly pilgrim.

Worshippers followed markings on ground and wore face masks to comply with coronavirus restrictions.

Hajj pilgrim has been drastically impacted by pandemic.

Last year, some 2.5 million pilgrims took part, but this year as few as 1,000 pilgrims alrey residing in Saudi Arabia were allowed to perform Hajj.

last days of Hajj coincide with four-day Eid al-ha, or "Feast of Sacrifice," in which Muslims slaughter livestock and distribute meat to poor.

But pandemic has pushed millions of people around world closer to brink of poverty, making it harder for many to fulfill religious trition of purchasing livestock.