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A Man From Kerala Walked 8,640 Kilometers In 12 Months To Saudi Arabia For Hajj 2023
Hajj comes around only once a year and muslims all over the year prepare for the religious pilgrimage months and sometimes even years before. The month varies each year on the Gregorian calendar, and Hajj 2023 is from June 26 to July 1. People travel via road, airplane, and even on foot! A man from Kerala, India actually took a whole twelve months to cover more than 8 thousand kilometers on foot to make it to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj season.
Shihab Chottur finally made it to Saudi Arabia after a lengthy year walking through all different kinds of weather
This video shows him walking through the snow in Iran, which was one of his stopovers after leaving home-base in Kerala. He walked through India, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia and documented the whole journey on YouTube.
He got a big welcome upon his arrival!
Shihab was able to complete his first Umrah and also got interviewed by Saud Media!
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