Millions of Muslim pilgrims surged into the Jamarat complex in Mina early Friday morning to perform Ramy al-Jamarat—the symbolic stoning of the devilThis marked a critical stage in the annual Hajj pilgrimage,

Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims clambered up rocks and nestled between boulders on Thursday as they embarked on a day of worship under a scorching sun at the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.

Pilgrims were set to perform the last major ritual of the hajj -- the "stoning of the devil" -- on Friday, as Muslims around the globe celebrated the beginning of the Eid al-Adha holiday.