The rectangular photograph is shows the inside of the Great Mosque in Saudi Arabia. The Kaaba is in the upper left corner and is a back square building. The Kaaba is covered with a black cloth that has gold decorations in 2 thick lines around the Kaaba. Around the Kaaba in a wide circle are people, mostly military in uniforms. Around them are masses of people circling the Kaaba. At the bottom of the picture are heads and shoulders of people that must be on a second level of the Great Mosque looking down at the Kaaba. At the top of the picture and behind the Kaaba are the arches that surround the inside of the Great Mosque.
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The washing process of the Holy Kaaba involves the inside only. It is washed with water from the Zamzam Well that is mixed with rose water or flower perfume. Special cloths are soaked with the perfumed mixture to be used for the washing process. The washing includes the four interior walls and the floor of the Holy Kaaba. The inside is then dried with an incense prepared specially for the occasion.

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