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#13587126
17 Apr 2026
MIYAJIMA, JAPAN – APRIL 15: Yamabushi monks throw 'Goma-gi' (wooden prayer sticks) into a sacred cypress pyre during the Hiwatari Shinji (Fire Walking Ceremony) at Daisho-in Temple on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. This Shugendo ritual, known as Saito-goma, involves burning the written wishes of devotees to symbolize the purification of the soul through the fire of wisdom.
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#13587127
17 Apr 2026
MIYAJIMA, JAPAN – APRIL 15: Yamabushi monks throw 'Goma-gi' (wooden prayer sticks) into a sacred cypress pyre during the Hiwatari Shinji (Fire Walking Ceremony) at Daisho-in Temple on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. This Shugendo ritual, known as Saito-goma, involves burning the written wishes of devotees to symbolize the purification of the soul through the fire of wisdom.
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#13587129
17 Apr 2026
MIYAJIMA, JAPAN – APRIL 15: Yamabushi monks throw 'Goma-gi' (wooden prayer sticks) into a sacred cypress pyre during the Hiwatari Shinji (Fire Walking Ceremony) at Daisho-in Temple on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. This Shugendo ritual, known as Saito-goma, involves burning the written wishes of devotees to symbolize the purification of the soul through the fire of wisdom.
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#13587130
17 Apr 2026
MIYAJIMA, JAPAN – APRIL 15: Yamabushi monks throw 'Goma-gi' (wooden prayer sticks) into a sacred cypress pyre during the Hiwatari Shinji (Fire Walking Ceremony) at Daisho-in Temple on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. This Shugendo ritual, known as Saito-goma, involves burning the written wishes of devotees to symbolize the purification of the soul through the fire of wisdom.
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#13587131
17 Apr 2026
MIYAJIMA, JAPAN – APRIL 15: Yamabushi monks throw 'Goma-gi' (wooden prayer sticks) into a sacred cypress pyre during the Hiwatari Shinji (Fire Walking Ceremony) at Daisho-in Temple on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. This Shugendo ritual, known as Saito-goma, involves burning the written wishes of devotees to symbolize the purification of the soul through the fire of wisdom.
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#13587132
17 Apr 2026
MIYAJIMA, JAPAN – APRIL 15: Yamabushi monks throw 'Goma-gi' (wooden prayer sticks) into a sacred cypress pyre during the Hiwatari Shinji (Fire Walking Ceremony) at Daisho-in Temple on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. This Shugendo ritual, known as Saito-goma, involves burning the written wishes of devotees to symbolize the purification of the soul through the fire of wisdom.
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#13587133
17 Apr 2026
MIYAJIMA, JAPAN – APRIL 15: Yamabushi monks throw 'Goma-gi' (wooden prayer sticks) into a sacred cypress pyre during the Hiwatari Shinji (Fire Walking Ceremony) at Daisho-in Temple on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. This Shugendo ritual, known as Saito-goma, involves burning the written wishes of devotees to symbolize the purification of the soul through the fire of wisdom.
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#13587134
17 Apr 2026
MIYAJIMA, JAPAN – APRIL 15: Yamabushi monks throw 'Goma-gi' (wooden prayer sticks) into a sacred cypress pyre during the Hiwatari Shinji (Fire Walking Ceremony) at Daisho-in Temple on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. This Shugendo ritual, known as Saito-goma, involves burning the written wishes of devotees to symbolize the purification of the soul through the fire of wisdom.
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#13587124
17 Apr 2026
MIYAJIMA, JAPAN - APRIL 15: A large cypress pyre billows thick smoke and flames as Yamabushi monks perform the Saito-goma ritual during the Hiwatari Shinji (Fire Walking Ceremony) at Daisho-in Temple on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. The sacred fire is a central element of this ancient Shugendo ritual, used to purify the spirits of devotees and carry their prayers to the deities.
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#13587121
17 Apr 2026
MIYAJIMA, JAPAN - APRIL 15: Yamabushi monks perform a 'Juzu-kuri' ritual, circling a smoking cypress pyre with giant prayer beads during the Hiwatari Shinji (Fire Walking Ceremony) at Daisho-in Temple on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. This Shugendo practice is used to empower the sacred fire and create a spiritual boundary before the start of the fire-walking rite.
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#13587122
17 Apr 2026
MIYAJIMA, JAPAN - APRIL 15: Yamabushi monks perform a 'Juzu-kuri' ritual, circling a smoking cypress pyre with giant prayer beads during the Hiwatari Shinji (Fire Walking Ceremony) at Daisho-in Temple on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. This Shugendo practice is used to empower the sacred fire and create a spiritual boundary before the start of the fire-walking rite.
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#13587123
17 Apr 2026
MIYAJIMA, JAPAN - APRIL 15: Yamabushi monks perform a 'Juzu-kuri' ritual, circling a smoking cypress pyre with giant prayer beads during the Hiwatari Shinji (Fire Walking Ceremony) at Daisho-in Temple on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. This Shugendo practice is used to empower the sacred fire and create a spiritual boundary before the start of the fire-walking rite.
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