{"id":29221,"date":"2026-04-18T13:12:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T13:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/first-batch-of-indian-pilgrims-arrives-in-saudi-arabia-for-haj\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T13:12:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T13:12:53","slug":"first-batch-of-indian-pilgrims-arrives-in-saudi-arabia-for-haj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/first-batch-of-indian-pilgrims-arrives-in-saudi-arabia-for-haj\/","title":{"rendered":"First batch of Indian pilgrims arrives in Saudi Arabia for Haj"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>The first batch of Indian pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday for the annual Haj pilgrimage, the Indian mission in Saudi Arabia said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The first group of Indian Hajis was received at Madinah Airport by Ambassador Dr. Suhel Ajaz Khan and Consul General @CGIJeddah Shri Fahad Suri, along with Deputy Ministers @HajMinistry H.E. Prof. Abdulaziz A. Wazzan and H.E. Eng. Ayad Abdulrahman Rahbini and other senior Saudi officials,&#8221; Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia posted on X.\u00a0 Khan inspected facilities at the Madinah Airport and met with the Indian community volunteers who are extending a helping hand to the Haj pilgrims, it said.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe embassy also wished all Indian Haj pilgrims a &#8220;smooth, safe, and spiritually enriching Haj experience.&#8221; Earlier on Friday, Khan visited the Indian Haj Pilgrims Office and Haj Clinic and reviewed preparations for the pilgrimage, it added.<br \/>A total of 1,75,025 pilgrims are expected to visit Saudi Arabia for Haj this year, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Minority Affairs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/travel\/haridwar-ardh-kumbh-mela-dates-for-amrit-snans-other-bathing-days-announced-ws-l-19886910.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haridwar Ardh Kumbh Mela: Dates for &#8216;amrit snans&#8217;, other bathing days announced<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/travel\/first-batch-of-indian-pilgrims-arrives-in-saudi-arabia-for-haj-ws-l-19889093.htm\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first batch of Indian pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday for the annual Haj pilgrimage, the Indian mission in Saudi Arabia said. &#8220;The first group of Indian Hajis was received at Madinah Airport by Ambassador Dr. Suhel Ajaz Khan and Consul General @CGIJeddah Shri Fahad Suri, along with Deputy Ministers @HajMinistry H.E. Prof&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}