The pilgrims performed the main ritual of Hajj "Waqoof-e-Arafat" today, where they listened the sermon delivered at Nimra Mosque and offered Zohr and Asr prayers together.

The pilgrims spent time in Arafat with prayers for acceptance of their pilgrimage and recitation of Quranic verses until sunset.

They will offer combined Maghreb and Isha prayers at Muzdalifah and stay there until midnight.

Meanwhile, the annual ritual to change Ghilaf-e-Kaaba was held at Masjid al-Haram today (Monday).

The garment has been prepared from pure silk fibre, embellished by 120 kilo gold and hundred kilo silver-plated thread and motifs illustrating verses from the Holy Qur'an.

The covering cloth of the Kaaba, known as Kiswa, is changed on 9th Zilhaj every year on the day of Arafat.