Gold leaves shine inside main hall of Kyoto temple

Gold leaves shine inside main hall of Kyoto temple

Dazzling gold leaves shine inside the Amidado main hall of Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 27, 2015, during work to renovate the hall. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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