Lev, this is a wonderful shot. How lucky that you happened upon it. Right place right time for sure. Like the analogy to the Deposition of Christ. Very apt.
Michelle, while it is not possible to tell from the photo, she is indeed coming down, that's why it's called "Deposition of Mary" (allusion to the classical theme of "Deposition of Christ" by Fra Anjelico, Raphael, Rubens, and many others)
as for the guy laying down, unfortunately I only noticed him in the photo... :) Typically these side structures are tombs of rich and/or famous people, but it looks like there the body was embalmed and preserved for all to see. Or maybe it is just a statue of him ... I don't know... As I mentioned before, in Mexico, they have an odd relationship with their dead.
Lev, I missed your surfing shot, but I love street photos like this. The thumbnail seems a bit cluttered by DPC standards (voters love those clean graphics), but at 800 pixels it's fine -- plus has the advantage in my book of being unique!
PS: Might work for "life in your city" challenge, too, if the date fits.
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