Drummers from the Alicante Brotherhood play flutes during the pilgrimage to the shrine of the Virgin of Rocio, Spain

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Drummers from the Alicante Brotherhood play flutes during the pilgrimage to the shrine of the Virgin of Rocio, in Almonte, Donana National Park, Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain, May 17, 2013. Millions of pilgrims travel every year from all over of Spain and Europe to the Hermitage of El Rocío, located in the countryside of Almonte, Huelva inside the Doñana National Park natural reserve in Andalusia. The pilgrimage coincides with the "whitsun," which commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Christ's disciples.

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: El Rocio, Parque Nacional de Donana, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalucia, Spain
Photo credit: © Chico Sanchez / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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