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Dust off Todaiji's 'Kongorikishi' statue

NARA, Japan - Workers brush the dust off a statue of Agyo, one of the two wooden "Kongorikishi" statues at Todaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, western Japan, on Oct. 16, 2014, before major repair work. The statues were made by a group of sculptors, including Unkei and Kaikei, in 1203.

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Temple guardian statue to undergo 1st repair in 20 years

NARA, Japan - Buddhist priests stand in front of the "Kongo Rikishi Agyo" wooden guardian statue at Todai-ji temple in the ancient capital of Nara in western Japan on Oct. 6, 2014, before the famous sculpture is subjected to the first repair in about 20 years.

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Pair of Buddhist guardian statues to undergo repair

KASHIHARA, Japan - One of a pair of medieval wooden Buddhist guardian statues, called Kongo-Rikishi Agyo, at the Great South Gate of the Todai-ji temple in Nara, western Japan, is photographed on July 10, 2014, before the twin national treasures undergo repair work.

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Dust off Todaiji's 'Kongorikishi' statue

NARA, Japan - Workers brush the dust off a statue of Agyo, one of the two wooden "Kongorikishi" statues at Todaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, western Japan, on Oct. 16, 2014, before major repair work. The statues were made by a group of sculptors, including Unkei and Kaikei, in 1203. (Kyodo)

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Temple guardian statue to undergo 1st repair in 20 years

NARA, Japan - Buddhist priests stand in front of the "Kongo Rikishi Agyo" wooden guardian statue at Todai-ji temple in the ancient capital of Nara in western Japan on Oct. 6, 2014, before the famous sculpture is subjected to the first repair in about 20 years. (Kyodo)

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Pair of Buddhist guardian statues to undergo repair

KASHIHARA, Japan - One of a pair of medieval wooden Buddhist guardian statues, called Kongo-Rikishi Agyo, at the Great South Gate of the Todai-ji temple in Nara, western Japan, is photographed on July 10, 2014, before the twin national treasures undergo repair work. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

The Olympic flame for the Tokyo Olympic torch relay is pictured in front of a famous wooden statue called "Agyo" at Todai-ji temple in the ancient Japanese capital of Nara on April 12, 2021.