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DNA Web Team | Jun 24, 2016, 01:29 PM IST
1.Devotees gather in honour of St John the Baptist

Devotees with face covered with mud and wearing costume made of banana leaves attend a mass as part of a religious festival in honour of St John the Baptist, also known locally as the "mud people" festival in Aliaga town, Nueva Ecija province, north of Manila, on June 24, 2016. Farmers coated in mud paraded in Philippine villages to mark one of the Catholic nation's most colourful religious festivals. (Photo courtesy - AFP)
2.Devotee covers her face with mud

A devotee with her face covered with mud and wearing costume made of banana leaves prays as she attends a mass as part of a religious festival in honour of St. John the Baptist in Aliaga town, Nueva Ecija province, north of Manila. (Photo courtesy - AFP)
3.Catholic priest blessing devotees

A catholic priest blesses devotees wearing costumes made of banana leaves after a mass as part of a religious festival in honor of St. John the Baptist, in Aliaga town (Photo courtesy - AFP)
4.Family donning the banana leaf costume

A family of devotees cover their bodies and costumes made of banana leaves with mud prior to heading for the church to attend mass as part of a religious festival in honour of St. John the Baptist in Aliaga town. (Photo courtesy - AFP)
5.Devotees on a musical march

Devotees and members of a band with their face covered with mud and wearing costume made of banana leaves parade along the streets as part of the religious festival. (Photo courtesy - AFP)