(3)Asashoryu performs ritual at Meiji Shrine

(3)Asashoryu performs ritual at Meiji Shrine

TOKYO, Jan. 31 - Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj (L), the Mongolian father of new yokozuna Asashoryu, his wife Purevbadam (2nd from L) and his daughter-in-law Tamir (R) watch Asashoryu perform the ''dohyo-iri'' ring-purification ritual at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 31. (Kyodo)

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