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Japanese Shinto shrine, Nishinomiya, 12-1am New year day with thousands of people queuing in the scared area of the Haiden, hall, to pray. Night.
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Location: Nishinomiya shrine, Japan
Photo credit: © Malcolm Fairman / Alamy / Afripics
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