Prayers for quake-hit country

Prayers for quake-hit country

NARA, Japan - Shinto priests and visitors offer prayers for the safety of those affected in the massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the country's recovery at Kasuga Taisha shrine in Nara, western Japan, on March 16, 2011.

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