Black Nazarene march

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Updated on Jan 09, 2012 11:06 pm IST

Catholic devotees carry a statue of the Black Nazarene during the start of the annual religious procession in Manila.

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Updated on Jan 09, 2012 11:06 pm IST

Philippino Catholics take part in a procession with replicas of the Black Nazarene, a life-size icon of Jesus Christ carrying a cross, during the annual religious procession in Manila. AFP Photo/Jay Directo.

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Updated on Jan 09, 2012 11:06 pm IST

Philippino Catholics climb over one another to touch and kiss the Black Nazarene, a life-size icon of Jesus Christ carrying a cross during the annual religious procession in Manila. AFP Photo/Jay Directo.

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Updated on Jan 09, 2012 11:06 pm IST

A boy is lifted up by devotees after touching the miracle wooden cross of the Black Nazarene during a procession in Manila. Reuters/Romeo Ranoco.

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Monsignor Jose Clemente Ignacio gestures besides a statue of a Black Nazarene during a procession in Manila. Reuters/Romeo Ranoco.

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Updated on Jan 09, 2012 11:06 pm IST

Filipino devotees raise their hands during a mass as they celebrate the feast day of a wooden image of Jesus Christ, known as the Black Nazarene, at Manila's Rizal park, Philippines. AP Photo/Aaron Favila.

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Updated on Jan 09, 2012 11:06 pm IST

Philippino Catholics take part in a procession with replicas of the Black Nazarene, a life-size icon of Jesus Christ carrying a cross during the annual religious procession in Manila. AFP Photo/Jay Directo.

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Updated on Jan 09, 2012 11:06 pm IST

Filipino Roman Catholic devotees grab a rope attached to the Black Nazarene, a life-size icon of Jesus Christ carrying a cross, to mark the annual day-long religious procession in Manila. AFP Photo/Noel Celis.

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Updated on Jan 09, 2012 11:06 pm IST

Philippine Catholic pilgrims carry the statue of the Black Nazarene, a life-size icon of Jesus Christ carrying a cross, to mark the annual day-long religious procession in Manila. AFP Photo/Noel Celis.

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Updated on Jan 09, 2012 11:06 pm IST

Filipino devotees gesture to the crowd as they stand beside a wooden image of Jesus Christ, known as the Black Nazarene, as they celebrate the feast day at Manila's Rizal park, Philippines. AP Photo/Aaron Favila.

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Updated on Jan 09, 2012 11:06 pm IST

Human sea of Philippine Catholic pilgrims try to reach for the statue of the Black Nazarene, a life-size icon of Jesus Christ carrying a cross during the annual religious procession in Manila. AFP Photo/Ted Aljibe.

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Updated on Jan 09, 2012 11:06 pm IST

Barefoot Catholic devotees jostle to kiss the cross being borne by the wooden statue of the Black Nazarene, top right, as they gather at the Rizal Park during it's annual festival in Manila, Philippines. AP Photo/Bullit Marquez.

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Updated on Jan 09, 2012 11:06 pm IST

A Filipino devotee with a replica of a centuries-old image of Jesus Christ known as the Black Nazarene takes shelter under a tent as they say prayers at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, Philippines. AP Photo/Aaron Favila.

Black Nazarene march

Catholic devotees carry a statue of the Black Nazarene during the start of the annual religious procession in Manila.

Philippino Catholics take part in a procession with replicas of the Black Nazarene, a life-size icon of Jesus Christ carrying a cross, during the annual religious procession in Manila. AFP Photo/Jay Directo.

Philippino Catholics climb over one another to touch and kiss the Black Nazarene, a life-size icon of Jesus Christ carrying a cross during the annual religious procession in Manila. AFP Photo/Jay Directo.

A boy is lifted up by devotees after touching the miracle wooden cross of the Black Nazarene during a procession in Manila. Reuters/Romeo Ranoco.

Monsignor Jose Clemente Ignacio gestures besides a statue of a Black Nazarene during a procession in Manila. Reuters/Romeo Ranoco.

Filipino devotees raise their hands during a mass as they celebrate the feast day of a wooden image of Jesus Christ, known as the Black Nazarene, at Manila's Rizal park, Philippines. AP Photo/Aaron Favila.

Philippino Catholics take part in a procession with replicas of the Black Nazarene, a life-size icon of Jesus Christ carrying a cross during the annual religious procession in Manila. AFP Photo/Jay Directo.

Filipino Roman Catholic devotees grab a rope attached to the Black Nazarene, a life-size icon of Jesus Christ carrying a cross, to mark the annual day-long religious procession in Manila. AFP Photo/Noel Celis.

Philippine Catholic pilgrims carry the statue of the Black Nazarene, a life-size icon of Jesus Christ carrying a cross, to mark the annual day-long religious procession in Manila. AFP Photo/Noel Celis.

Filipino devotees gesture to the crowd as they stand beside a wooden image of Jesus Christ, known as the Black Nazarene, as they celebrate the feast day at Manila's Rizal park, Philippines. AP Photo/Aaron Favila.

Human sea of Philippine Catholic pilgrims try to reach for the statue of the Black Nazarene, a life-size icon of Jesus Christ carrying a cross during the annual religious procession in Manila. AFP Photo/Ted Aljibe.

Barefoot Catholic devotees jostle to kiss the cross being borne by the wooden statue of the Black Nazarene, top right, as they gather at the Rizal Park during it's annual festival in Manila, Philippines. AP Photo/Bullit Marquez.

A Filipino devotee with a replica of a centuries-old image of Jesus Christ known as the Black Nazarene takes shelter under a tent as they say prayers at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, Philippines. AP Photo/Aaron Favila.

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