Japan, Nishinomiya, Mondo Yakujin temple. Yearly burning ritual, with yellow robed yamabushi monks, Shugendo, throwing boxes of old omikuji into fire.
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Size: 3846px × 2564px
Location: Mondo Yakujin Temple, Nishinomiya, Japan
Photo credit: © Malcolm Fairman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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