Sunday, March 27, 2011

Washing the Kaaba

Saudi Prince Khaled al-Faisal (R), governor of Mecca, and Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov walk down the stairs after washing the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca July 13, 2010. Both the prince and the president washed the inside of the Kaaba, Islam’s most sacred shrine, using pieces of cloth dipped in holy water “zam zam” and rosewater. REUTERS/Saudi Press Agency/Handout