PILGRIMS OF LA PALMA BROTHERHOOD ENROUTE ON ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE TO SHRINE OF EL ROCIO, 2003-06-06 (photo)

Pilgrims of La Palma brotherhood rest in the Donana national park, June 6, 2003, during an annual pilgrimage to the shrine of El Rocio, where hundreds of thousands of devotees of the Virgen del Rocio, or "Our Lady of the Dew" converge at the village of Almonte to pay homage. Every spring, in the biggest romeria, or pilgrimage, in Spain, the devotees of the Virgen del Rocio take part in the celebration which combines religious fervor and festive colour as pilgrims make their way to the shrine on horseback or in brightly decorated carriages, in multi-coloured caravans that wind across the Andalusian countryside. REUTERS/Marcelo Del Pozo PP03060026 MDP