On 10 Dhu'l-Hijja, pilgrims stone which largest pillar at Mina?

On 10 Dhu’l-Hijja, pilgrims stone Jamrat al-Aqabah, the largest of the three jamarat at Mina.

This rite is called ramy al-jamarat, or the stoning of the Devil. On Eid al-Adha, pilgrims throw seven pebbles at Jamrat al-Aqabah after traveling from Muzdalifah to Mina. The other two jamarat are not stoned on that first day.

On the following days, pilgrims stone all three locations: the smallest, the middle and the largest. The ritual symbolically recalls Abraham’s rejection of Satan’s temptations. The names Jamarat al-Sughra and Jamarat al-Wusta refer to the smaller and middle jamrah, so they are not the answer for the Eid-day rite.

The familiar “pillars” are now large walls rather than narrow standalone columns. Saudi authorities changed the structures after the 2004 Hajj to improve safety, and pilgrims perform the ritual from the multi-level Jamaraat Bridge complex.