{"id":156,"date":"2008-12-17T14:57:20","date_gmt":"2008-12-17T14:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/cityofbrass\/2008\/12\/incredible-photos-of-hajj-and.html"},"modified":"2008-12-17T14:57:20","modified_gmt":"2008-12-17T14:57:20","slug":"incredible-photos-of-hajj-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/cityofbrass\/2008\/12\/incredible-photos-of-hajj-and.html","title":{"rendered":"Incredible photos of Hajj and Eid ul Adha worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Globe has an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2008\/12\/the_hajj_and_eid_aladha.html\">astounding collection of high-resolution photographs from the Hajj<\/a> in Saudi Arabia, as well as Eid ul Adha observances from throughout the muslim world. These photos are breathtaking, humbling, inspiring, and beautiful. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s impossible to pick a favorite, but here&#8217;s just an example of one that caught my eye and my breath:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/cityofbrass\/h03_172543352.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/75\/import\/assets_c\/2008\/12\/h03_17254335-thumb-500x315.jpg\" alt=\"h03_17254335.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" height=\"315\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>But there&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2008\/12\/the_hajj_and_eid_aladha.html\">much, much more than this<\/a> to see&#8230; <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Globe has an astounding collection of high-resolution photographs from the Hajj in Saudi Arabia, as well as Eid ul Adha observances from throughout the muslim world. 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