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SHOT 5/2/23 5:56:53 PM - A small roadside capilla featuring Santa Muerte atop a mountain pass near Las Casitas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Santa Muerte now generally appears as a skeletal figure, clad in a long robe and holding one or more objects, often times a scythe and a globe. The worship of Santa Muerte began in Mexico some time in the mid-20th century and was clandestine until the 1990s because of condemnation by the Catholic Church. Santa Muerte is associated with healing, protection, financial wellbeing and assurance of a path to the afterlife. In the Mexican and U.S. press, the cult of Santa Muerte is often associated with violence, criminality, and the illegal drug trade. Santa Muerte is a popular deity in prisons and drug houses and shrines dedicated to Santa Muerte can be found in many prison cells and drug havens. (Photo by Marc Piscotty © 2023)

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Mexican Capilla Project
SHOT 5/2/23 5:56:53 PM - A small roadside capilla featuring Santa Muerte atop a mountain pass near Las Casitas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Santa Muerte now generally appears as a skeletal figure, clad in a long robe and holding one or more objects, often times a scythe and a globe. The worship of Santa Muerte began in Mexico some time in the mid-20th century and was clandestine until the 1990s because of condemnation by the Catholic Church. Santa Muerte is associated with healing, protection, financial wellbeing and assurance of a path to the afterlife. In the Mexican and U.S. press, the cult of Santa Muerte is often associated with violence, criminality, and the illegal drug trade. Santa Muerte is a popular deity in prisons and drug houses and shrines dedicated to Santa Muerte can be found in many prison cells and drug havens. (Photo by Marc Piscotty © 2023)