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Medina, Saudi Arabia
2011
I watched these women walking through the grounds of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina. This was taken a few days before the start of the Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. Groups travel to Saudi Arabia together, often wearing similar clothing to see each other in crowds.
Nikon D40
38mm
f6.3
1/1250