New year eve, Omisoka, at the Shinto Nishinomiya shrine in Japan. People gathered around bonfire with the main illuminated shrine hall behind them.

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Location: Nishinomiya Shrine, Japan.
Photo credit: © Malcolm Fairman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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