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Newly promoted yokozuna Kakuryu practices 'dohyo iri' ritual

Newly promoted yokozuna Kakuryu practices 'dohyo iri' ritual

OSAKA, Japan - Newly promoted yokozuna Kakuryu (2nd from R) practices the unryugata style "dohyo iri" ring-entering ritual at the lodgings of his stable, the Izutsu Beya, in Osaka, western Japan, on March 27, 2014. He is accompanied by his ceremony attendants Kagamio (R) and Ikioi (2nd from L), and gyoji Kimura Shonosuke. (Pool photo)

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Newly promoted yokozuna Kakuryu prepares for 'dohyo iri'

Newly promoted yokozuna Kakuryu prepares for 'dohyo iri'

OSAKA, Japan - Newly promoted yokozuna Kakuryu (R) watches fellow sumo wrestlers as they wove a heavy, white rope belt to be donned around his waist during the "dohyo iri" ring-entering ritual, at the lodgings of his stable, the Izutsu Beya, in Osaka, western Japan, on March 27, 2014. (Pool photo)

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