Russian Orthodox believers take part in the annual Velikoretsky cross procession – one of Russia's oldest and most famous pilgrimages, to venerate the icon of St. Nicholas, in the Kirov region, some 1000 km east of Moscow, on June 5, 2024. Pilgrimes make a multi-day procession following the image of St. Nicholas to the place where the icon was found – the banks of the Velikaya River. (Photo by Valery Melnikov/AFP Photo)
