Buddha statues at Horyuji Temple cleaned in year-end event

Buddha statues at Horyuji Temple cleaned in year-end event

NARA, Japan - Monks clean dust from three statues of the healing Buddha in an annual year-end event at Horyuji Temple, a World Heritage site, in Nara Prefecture on Dec. 8. (Kyodo)

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