Rice cake lifting at Kyoto temple

Rice cake lifting at Kyoto temple

A woman tries to lift up giant rice cakes weighing 90 kilograms in total at Daigo-ji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2021, during an annual ritual to pray for good health.

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