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(9 Jan 2002)

1. Thousands waving white handkerchiefs as the Image of the Black Nazarene emerges from the church doors
2. Nazarene worshippers waving white flags
3. Black Nazarene Statue going through the thick crowd
4. Various of men in the crowd struggling to pull rope
5. Black Nazarene being pushed through crowd
6. Church and then thousands of Nazarene worshippers
7. Various of men struggling to keep holding rope
8. Crowd struggling to pull rope holding Black Nazarene
9. Black Nazarene on platform being pushed through crowd
10. Crucifix held by devotee
11. Black Nazarene in crowd, with people standing on platform
12. People being pulled off platform supporting Black Nazarene, pull out to show crowd waving white flag
13. Devotees holding smaller statue of the Black Nazarene on head, faced of Nazarene being wiped
14. Worshipper's face with Black Nazarene on her head
15. SOUNDBITE (Tagalog) Nazarene worshipper
"I come here because He (the Black Nazarene) takes care of us. He listens to our prayers."
16. SOUNDBITE (Tagalog) Nazarene worshipper
"He (The Black Nazarene) will give us world peace."
17. Various worshippers wiping white handkerchief on a smaller image of the Black Nazarene.

STORYLINE:

Thousands of devotees in Manila made their annual procession in honour of a deity they believe to be miraculous.

Mostly male, bare-foot devotees waved white handkerchiefs, when the statue of the Black Nazarene was brought out of its shrine in the Philippines capital on Wednesday.

Unmindful of the risk of stampede, thousands took part in this procession, marking the feast day of Saint John the Baptist Parish, which houses the image.

It was a struggle as everyone in the crowd made an effort to touch the centuries-old statue.

Some were happy to just be able to grab the the rope that leads the image through the procession, but even that was a hard task.

Worshippers said they had come to show appreciation and devotion to the image for prayers that had been answered.

At least 200 policemen were deployed to ensure the safety of those taking part in the procession.

The life-sized statue of the Black Nazarene is believed to have been made by a Mexican sculptor and was brought to the Philippines by a priest in the early 1600s.

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