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'Gal Mikoshi,' portable shrine carried by girls

'Gal Mikoshi,' portable shrine carried by girls

OSAKA, Japan - Young women carry a 200-kilogram ''mikoshi,'' or portable shrine, during the 31st ''Gal Mikoshi'' festival in Osaka, western Japan, on July 23, 2011. A total of 80 women aged 15 to 30, selected from among 330 applicants after undergoing tests to check their physical strength, took part in the event.

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'Gal Mikoshi,' portable shrine carried by girls

'Gal Mikoshi,' portable shrine carried by girls

OSAKA, Japan - Young women carry a 200-kilogram ''mikoshi,'' or portable shrine, during the 31st ''Gal Mikoshi'' festival in Osaka, western Japan, on July 23, 2011. A total of 80 women aged 15 to 30, selected from among 330 applicants after undergoing tests to check their physical strength, took part in the event. (Kyodo)

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