A man lights candles at the Votive Room of the shrine of the Virgin of Rocio in El Rocio, Andalusia, Spain.


A man, wearing Spanish clothing, lights candles at the Votive Room of the shrine of the Virgin of Rocio, in Almonte, Donana National Park, Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain, May 18, 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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Location: Hermitage of El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva, Andalucia, Spain
Photo credit: © Diego Jesus Sanchez Torres / Alamy / Afripics
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