There will be no Haj pilgrimage from India this year too. Although Saudi Arabia restricted this year’s Haj to 60,000 pilgrims, there was hope among Indians that at least 5,000 pilgrims would be allowed from India. Only those in Saudi Arabia will be allowed to perform Haj this year under rigorous restrictions for COVID. More than 2,000 of them have accepted two doses of COVID vaccine as part of their preparation for the pilgrimage with the support of the State Haj Committee. The Haj committee had returned their money and documents.

Source: The Hindu June 12, 2021 16:26 UTC