Hakuho's ring-entering ceremony

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (front) performs a ring-entering ceremony at Atsuta Jingu shrine in Nagoya on July 2, 2011, ahead of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. The wrestler holding a sword at left is Kyokutenho.

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