Pilgrims welcome rain, tie bags to heads

"Rain is always a blessing and for it to fall so hard at the end of our hajj rituals means our sins are washed away and God has accepted our prayers," said a soaked Mohamed Jamal Khan, from the Pakistani city of Peshawar, before a gust of wind blew away the plastic bag the 42-year-old had tied to his head."

(from "Pilgrims welcome rain that lashes Saudi desert as hajj draws to a close", by Adnan Malik, Associated Press, 21 January, 2005)

I really appreciated the detail about the plastic bag tied to the guy's head. If I were a journalist, I would include details like this in all my articles.