Those who run out of energy are helped up by others.
Believers crawl or walk under the holy image.
One woman prays inside the church.
The unbearable heat and the steep road make the crawl even more difficult.
Some sleep outside the church in order to make sure they are the first to pray in the morning.
Many make the whole pilgrimage on their knees.
This woman spent four hours crawling to the church.
Worshippers wait for the Our Lady of Tinos icon to pass by.
A mother with her son, swimming in the harbor.
Some will wait all night to see the icon.
Others sleep in the church itself.