An early 20th-century photograph showing the procession of the Egyptian Mahmal through the Al manakha area on its way through Madinah to Makkah. The mahmal was a richly decorated litter, or palanquin, carried on a camel for the pilgrimage to Makkah. Where it formed part of the ceremonies the Kaaba. The practice of sending a mahmal began in the early 13th century and was instituted as an annual event by the Mamluk Sultans. Rulers other countries then followed suit. The last Egyptian mahmal was sent in 1926, and the practice was discontinued for all others in 1952.
Collection : Barakat Foundation.
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