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"Sento-kuyo" ceremony in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, Aug. 23 Kyodo - More than 1,000 candles are lit around 8,000 roughly carved stone Buddhas at Adashino Nenbutsuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Aug. 23, 2016, during the Buddhist ceremony called "Sento-kuyo" in honor of the spirits of the dead.

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Candle-lighting ritual in Kyoto for deceased

KYOTO, Japan - Visitors look at candlelit stone Buddha statues and stone pagodas at Adashino Nenbutsuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2014, during "sento kuyo," a ritual for the deceased without families or relatives to visit the graves.

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Candle-lighting ritual in Kyoto for deceased

KYOTO, Japan - People pray before candlelit stone Buddha statues and stone pagodas at Adashino Nenbtsuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2014, during "sento kuyo," a ritual for the deceased without families or relatives to visit the graves.

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Prayers for unidentified souls at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - A woman prays for the repose of the souls of unidentified deceased people before tombstones illuminated by candlelight during the Sentokuyo event at Adashino Nenbutsuji, a Buddhist temple, in Kyoto on Aug. 23, 2012.

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Prayers for unidentified souls

KYOTO, Japan - A child lights a candle as women pray for the repose of the souls of unidentified deceased people at a number of tombstones during the Sentokuyo event at Adashino Nenbutsuji, a Buddhist temple, in Kyoto on Aug. 23, 2010.

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Children offer Bon prayer

KYOTO, Japan - Children kneel in prayer at stone Buddhist images in the annual Bon ''Ceremony of One Thousand Candles'' at Nenbutsu Temple in Adashino, Kyoto, on Aug. 23. The temple keeps about 8,000 Buddhist images excavated in the vicinity about 100 years ago.

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People pray for souls of forlorn dead at Kyoto temple

People pray at Adashino-Nenbutu-ji, a temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2015, for the repose of those who died without any surviving relatives to tend their graves. The temple is known for thousands of stone Buddhist images symbolizing such forlorn dead. Candles were lit by visitors as part of the annual "sento kuyo" (memorial for thousand lights) service. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prayers for unidentified souls

KYOTO, Japan - A child lights a candle as women pray for the repose of the souls of unidentified deceased people at a number of tombstones during the Sentokuyo event at Adashino Nenbutsuji, a Buddhist temple, in Kyoto on Aug. 23, 2010. (Kyodo)

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"Sento-kuyo" ceremony in Kyoto

More than 1,000 candles are lit around 8,000 roughly carved stone Buddhas at Adashino Nenbutsuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Aug. 23, 2016, during the Buddhist ceremony called "Sento-kuyo" in honor of the spirits of the dead. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Children offer Bon prayer

KYOTO, Japan - Children kneel in prayer at stone Buddhist images in the annual Bon ''Ceremony of One Thousand Candles'' at Nenbutsu Temple in Adashino, Kyoto, on Aug. 23. The temple keeps about 8,000 Buddhist images excavated in the vicinity about 100 years ago.