AlHijjah 1, 1433, Oct 17, 2012, SPA -- The number of pilgrims arriving from abroad to perform Hajj rituals for this year's Hajj season reached (1,357,038) as at the end of yesterday, the Director General of Passport Department Lieutenant General Salem bin Mohammed Al-Bulaihed said in a statement. Al-Bulaihed also said that the number of pilgrims arriving by air reached 1,257,994; by land 83,840, and by sea 15,204.