More than a million devotees of the Black Nazarene flocked to downtown Quiapo district in Manila on Monday to join the yearly procession to honor a life-size statue known as Black Nazarene.
Barefoot pilgrims wearing maroon shirts clambered over one another to touch the wooden statue during its slow procession though the city.
Many believed the life-size statue of Jesus Christ has miraculous powers to heal the sick and wash away sins. Devotees joined the procession to touch the century-old statue in expectation of their wishes coming true.
