Saudi Arabia has introduced free sleeping pods during this year's Haj starting on Sunday.
Between 18 and 24 modern hotel capsules will be offered to pilgrims to nap in for free in the coming six days, said the Haji and Mu'tamer's Gift Charitable Association.
These free nap pods — each less than three meters long and just over one meter high—will be placed in Mina, a western city near the Holy city of Mecca, reports Arab News.
The pods provide a space in which pilgrims can change their clothes, take a shower and store their luggage and valuables.
It is a solution for pilgrims of limited means who cannot afford to book hotels on site but need a quick rest during the Hajj.
A person has three hours of access to the pods. When the pilgrim wakes up for prayer time, workers will clean the pod before handing it over to the next person.