Child priests at Kyoto temple

Child priests at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - Boys and girls take part in an initiation rite to become junior Buddhist priests at Higashi Hongan temple in Kyoto on Aug. 4, 2010. A total of 188 children from across the country, including elementary and junior high school students, attended the ceremony.

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