Sacred water-taking ritual at shrine on Mt. Daisen, western Japan

Shinto priests take sacred water from a pond at Ogamiyama Shrine's Okunomiya (main shrine) near the top of Mt. Daisen in the town of Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on July 15, 2015, as part of a traditional ritual to pray for worshippers' health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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