Jangseung totem poles once were place along the borders of villages to scare away demons.

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scan from 35mm slide-film

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Size: 3402px × 5357px
Location: Bulguksa, Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
Photo credit: © Achim Zeilmann / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: attraction, belief, bizarre, culture, demon, face, famous, funny, guardian, history, interest, jangseung, korea, monument, myth, place, pole, shamanism, south, superstition, temple, totem, tourism, tradition, village