Yokozuna Hakuho in sumo ceremony

SASAGURI, Japan - Grand sumo champion Hakuho performs a dedicatory ring entering ceremony in front of a huge bronze statue of a reclining Buddha, 41 meters in length, 11 meters in height and weighing 300 tons, in the town of Sasaguri, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 6, 2011.

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