In the last week of Lent before Easter, Christians all over the planet observe and celebrate the death and resurrection of Christ with elaborate rituals dating back over the centuries.
No more so than in the south western state of Kerala, India.
Holy week in particular witnesses an enormous gathering of pilgrims that have in many cases trekked for days and even weeks to get there.
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