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Photographer:
Guillermo Castillo
Title:
Religious Images. The Virgin of Guadalupe and the pilgrim to Basilica, expr
Location:
Mexico
Perigrinos a la Basilica, sobre la Avenida Insurgentes
During the night of December 11th thousands of people from different points of Mexico City and other states go in pilgrim to the Basilica the Guadalupe, in the north of the urban area. The pilgrims walk together for hours across the main avenues and during their route they carry multiple images of this colorful religious representation, also they pass through many places –gardens, parks, pantheons and streets- where there are altars to the Virgin. After walking all the night, they arrive in the morning of December 12th to Basilica the Guadalupe and give thanks to Virgin for the diverse favors –health, love, work, money- granted to them during the year. This is one of the ways in which the Mexican people express the religious fervor. These photos show pilgrims that, the last December 11th of 2009, took the Insurgentes street, which crosses the city from the south to north and it is one of the biggest avenues; also reflects the images of Virgin of Guadalupe that are located in the sides and surroundings of this avenue.

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