Year-end cleaning at Kyoto temple

Year-end cleaning at Kyoto temple

People wearing masks and with cloths tied around their heads beat tatami mats with springy bamboo sticks to remove dust during the "susuharai" end-of-year cleaning ritual at Higashi-Honganji, a Buddhist temple in the western Japan city of Kyoto, on Dec. 20, 2016. Around 140 people took part in the traditional event in preparation for the start of a new year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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