Burning Daruma dolls

Burning Daruma dolls

MAEBASHI, Japan - Around 100 Daruma (Dharma) dolls are burned during a rite to thank the talisman for the accomplishment of wishes at Maebashi Hachimangu shrine in Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Jan. 9, 2013.

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