Old charms burned in ceremony at Buddhist temple

Old charms burned in ceremony at Buddhist temple

NARITA, Japan - Buddhist priests put old charms on the fire as a token of thanks for worshippers' health and other wishes in the past year in an annual "Otakiage" ceremony at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple on Dec. 28, 2014.

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