These papers, cut in the shape of lotus petals, are "sange" and represent prayers offered up to Kannon, the goddess of compassion and mercy.

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These papers, cut in the shape of lotus petals, are prayer "sange" and represent prayers offered up to Kannon, the goddess of compassion, and the Buddha. They hang on the grounds of the Kamakura Hasedera, a Buddhist temple in Japan.

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