1.   As a symbol of the purity of their devotion to the Virgin, the gay pilgrims wore white to the procession.

2.   Some pilgrims wear both Buddhist and Christian symbols.

3.   Pilgrims also wear identical white robes to symbolize equality.

4.   Pilgrims wear identical white robes to symbolize equality, something which has made determining their nationality even more difficult.

5.   Pilgrims wear identical white robes to symbolize equality.

6.   On Saturday, some pilgrims wore goggles to protect their eyes from ricocheting pebbles or those that miss their target.

7.   The mountainside appeared awash in white, the color of the simple robes that every pilgrim wore.

8.   The pickpockets, who apparently were part of a gang, wore the seamless white robes worn by pilgrims to mix in with the crowds, the paper said.

9.   Pilgrims wear two strips of white cloth wrapped around their waists and across one shoulder.