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[Breaking News]Purification ritual at western Japan shrine

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan, Sept. 21 Kyodo - Men carrying a portable shrine participate in a water purification ceremony to pray for an abundant catch and maritime safety at Katsuura Hachiman shrine in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 21, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Purification ritual at western Japan shrine

Men carrying a portable shrine participate in a water purification ceremony to pray for an abundant catch and maritime safety at Katsuura Hachiman shrine in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 21, 2025.

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Yemanja Ceremony - Montevideo

Yemanja ceremony in Montevideo. Every year on February 2, the beaches of Uruguay are transformed into gigantic open-air temples. Here, on February 2, 2025, in Montevideo's Playa Ramirez, purification sessions and relatives multiply on the sand, and the faithful make their offerings by wading into waist-deep water. The cult of Yemanja was practised by black slaves, but masked by Christian celebrations, which is why the deity is now represented as a virgin. Photo by Duffour P/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yemanja Ceremony - Montevideo

Yemanja ceremony in Montevideo. Every year on February 2, the beaches of Uruguay are transformed into gigantic open-air temples. Here, on February 2, 2025, in Montevideo's Playa Ramirez, purification sessions and relatives multiply on the sand, and the faithful make their offerings by wading into waist-deep water. The cult of Yemanja was practised by black slaves, but masked by Christian celebrations, which is why the deity is now represented as a virgin. Photo by Duffour P/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yemanja Ceremony - Montevideo

Yemanja ceremony in Montevideo. Every year on February 2, the beaches of Uruguay are transformed into gigantic open-air temples. Here, on February 2, 2025, in Montevideo's Playa Ramirez, purification sessions and relatives multiply on the sand, and the faithful make their offerings by wading into waist-deep water. The cult of Yemanja was practised by black slaves, but masked by Christian celebrations, which is why the deity is now represented as a virgin. Photo by Duffour P/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yemanja Ceremony - Montevideo

Yemanja ceremony in Montevideo. Every year on February 2, the beaches of Uruguay are transformed into gigantic open-air temples. Here, on February 2, 2025, in Montevideo's Playa Ramirez, purification sessions and relatives multiply on the sand, and the faithful make their offerings by wading into waist-deep water. The cult of Yemanja was practised by black slaves, but masked by Christian celebrations, which is why the deity is now represented as a virgin. Photo by Duffour P/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yemanja Ceremony - Montevideo

Yemanja ceremony in Montevideo. Every year on February 2, the beaches of Uruguay are transformed into gigantic open-air temples. Here, on February 2, 2025, in Montevideo's Playa Ramirez, purification sessions and relatives multiply on the sand, and the faithful make their offerings by wading into waist-deep water. The cult of Yemanja was practised by black slaves, but masked by Christian celebrations, which is why the deity is now represented as a virgin. Photo by Duffour P/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yemanja Ceremony - Montevideo

Yemanja ceremony in Montevideo. Every year on February 2, the beaches of Uruguay are transformed into gigantic open-air temples. Here, on February 2, 2025, in Montevideo's Playa Ramirez, purification sessions and relatives multiply on the sand, and the faithful make their offerings by wading into waist-deep water. The cult of Yemanja was practised by black slaves, but masked by Christian celebrations, which is why the deity is now represented as a virgin. Photo by Duffour P/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yemanja Ceremony - Montevideo

Yemanja ceremony in Montevideo. Every year on February 2, the beaches of Uruguay are transformed into gigantic open-air temples. Here, on February 2, 2025, in Montevideo's Playa Ramirez, purification sessions and relatives multiply on the sand, and the faithful make their offerings by wading into waist-deep water. The cult of Yemanja was practised by black slaves, but masked by Christian celebrations, which is why the deity is now represented as a virgin. Photo by Duffour P/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yemanja Ceremony - Montevideo

Yemanja ceremony in Montevideo. Every year on February 2, the beaches of Uruguay are transformed into gigantic open-air temples. Here, on February 2, 2025, in Montevideo's Playa Ramirez, purification sessions and relatives multiply on the sand, and the faithful make their offerings by wading into waist-deep water. The cult of Yemanja was practised by black slaves, but masked by Christian celebrations, which is why the deity is now represented as a virgin. Photo by Duffour P/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yemanja Ceremony - Montevideo

Yemanja ceremony in Montevideo. Every year on February 2, the beaches of Uruguay are transformed into gigantic open-air temples. Here, on February 2, 2025, in Montevideo's Playa Ramirez, purification sessions and relatives multiply on the sand, and the faithful make their offerings by wading into waist-deep water. The cult of Yemanja was practised by black slaves, but masked by Christian celebrations, which is why the deity is now represented as a virgin. Photo by Duffour P/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yemanja Ceremony - Montevideo

Yemanja ceremony in Montevideo. Every year on February 2, the beaches of Uruguay are transformed into gigantic open-air temples. Here, on February 2, 2025, in Montevideo's Playa Ramirez, purification sessions and relatives multiply on the sand, and the faithful make their offerings by wading into waist-deep water. The cult of Yemanja was practised by black slaves, but masked by Christian celebrations, which is why the deity is now represented as a virgin. Photo by Duffour P/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Purification ritual at western Japan shrine

Men carrying a portable shrine participate in a water purification ceremony to pray for an abundant catch and maritime safety at Katsuura Hachiman shrine in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 15, 2024.

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Purification ritual at western Japan shrine

Men carrying a portable shrine participate in a water purification ceremony to pray for an abundant catch and maritime safety at Katsuura Hachiman shrine in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 15, 2024.

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INDONESIA-BALI-10TH WORLD WATER FORUM-BALINESE WATER PURIFICATION CEREMONY

(240519) -- BALI, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man performs worship during a Balinese Water Purification Ceremony at the 10th World Water Forum in Denpasar, Indonesia on May 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri)

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Purification ritual at western Japan shrine

Men carrying a portable shrine participate in a water purification ceremony to pray for an abundant catch and maritime safety at Katsuura Hachiman shrine in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 17, 2023.

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Purification ceremony for good harvest

HAKODATE, Japan ? Young men purify hemselves with cold water to pray for good harvest at Samegawa Shrine in Kikonai town, Hokkaido, on Jan. 13, 2005. (Kyodo)