Devotees grimace as they try to hold the Black Nazarene, which is atop a carriage, at the start of an annual procession in Manila, January 9, 2015. More than a million barefoot devotees joined the parade ahead of Pope Francis' visit to the Philippines next week. The Black Nazarene, a life-size wooden statue of Jesus Christ carved in Mexico and brought to the Philippines in the 17th century, is believed to have healing powers in the predominantly Roman Catholic country. (Photo by Erik De Castro/Reuters)
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