LOOK: For some devotees, it’s bring your own Black Nazarene icon
INQUIRER.net photo / Faye Orellana
MANILA, Philippines — Replicas of the Black Nazarene were brought by thousands of devotees to Quiapo as the church celebrates Traslacion 2019.
Small images of Black Nazarene were spotted along the route of the procession while devotees await the arrival of the carriage that carries the icon.
INQUIRER.net photo / Faye Orellana
Several people were also seen selling Black Nazarene printed shirts at the side of the road.
INQUIRER.net photo /. Faye Orellana
According to the last crowd estimate of the Quiapo police, at least 600,000 devotees have gathered in the vicinity of Quiapo Church.
INQUIRER.net photo / Faye Orellana
The image of the Black Nazarene left the Quirino Grandstand at 5 a.m. as it traverse the more than 6 kilometer route back to Quiapo. /jpv
INQUIRER.net photo / Darryl John Esguerra
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