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Japanese new year, shogatsu. Shinto Priest, Kannushi, performing a blessing ceremony on people seated inside the Honden at the Ikuta shrine in Kobe.
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Location: Ikuta shrine, Kobe, Japan
Photo credit: © Malcolm Fairman / Alamy / Afripics
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