Devotees struggle to hold the Black Nazarene during a procession in Manila. The Black Nazarene, a life-size wooden statue of Jesus Christ carved in Mexico and taken to the Philippines in the 17th century, is believed to have healing powers in the predominantly Roman Catholic countryReutersDevotees struggle to hold the Jesus of the Black Nazarene during a procession in ManilaReutersA woman is carried by fellow devotees after she lost consciousness during the processionReutersDevotees scramble to touch the crown of thorns removed from the image of the Jesus of the Black NazareneReutersA devotee kisses the feet of a statue of the Jesus of the Black NazareneReutersPhilippine National Police Special Weapons and Tactics personnel watch the crowd as they maintain security during the start of the procession of the Jesus of the Black Nazarene in ManilaReutersDevotees of the Jesus of the Black Nazarene break through security barriers before the start of the processionReutersA devotee sports a tattoo of Jesus of the Black NazareneReutersDevotees struggle to hold the rope that pulls the carriage of the Black NazareneReutersWomen are lifted up by fellow devotees to touch the Jesus of the Black NazareneReuters
