Cami de l'Ave Maria, Santa Maria de Montserrat, Catalonia

Votive candles in the Cami de l'Ave Maria, an underground passage beneath the Basilica of Montserrat, built 16th century and rebuilt 19th century, at Santa Maria de Montserrat, a Benedictine abbey founded 1025 and rebuilt 19th century, on Montserrat mountain, Monistrol de Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain. The passage forms part of the pilgrimage route to the Virgin statue and the candles are offerings to the Virgin, with the different colours symbolising different prayers. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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