"Invocation"

#13587149

17 Apr 2026

MIYAJIMA, JAPAN - APRIL 15: The Chief Priest of Daisho-in Temple stands barefoot on smoldering embers while performing a blessing during the Hiwatari Shinji (Fire Walking Ceremony) on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. This climactic moment of the ancient Shugendo ritual demonstrates spiritual endurance and the power of purification through fire.

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17 Apr 2026

MIYAJIMA, JAPAN - APRIL 15: The Chief Priest of Daisho-in Temple performs a sacred blessing as Yamabushi monks stand in attendance during the Hiwatari Shinji (Fire Walking Ceremony) on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. This formal invocation is a vital part of the Shugendo tradition, performed to ensure spiritual protection and purification before the lighting of the ceremonial fire.

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#13587125

17 Apr 2026

MIYAJIMA, JAPAN - APRIL 15: The Chief Priest of Daisho-in Temple performs a sacred blessing as Yamabushi monks stand in attendance during the Hiwatari Shinji (Fire Walking Ceremony) on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. This formal invocation is a vital part of the Shugendo tradition, performed to ensure spiritual protection and purification before the lighting of the ceremonial fire.

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#13090151

13 Dec 2025

Sri Lankan Buddhist monks observe rituals at the Samadhi Buddhist Temple in Rolleston, a suburb of Christchurch, on December 13, 2025, invoking blessings for those affected by the crisis in Sri Lanka. Cyclone Ditwah triggers nearly 1,200 landslides, unleashing intense rainfall and widespread flooding that kills more than 600 people, leaves around 203 missing, and affects over 2.3 million across the country. At the same time, heavy monsoon rains and related storms batter parts of Indonesia, killing nearly 1,000 and leaving many missing.

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#13090152

13 Dec 2025

Sri Lankan Buddhist monks observe rituals at the Samadhi Buddhist Temple in Rolleston, a suburb of Christchurch, on December 13, 2025, invoking blessings for those affected by the crisis in Sri Lanka. Cyclone Ditwah triggers nearly 1,200 landslides, unleashing intense rainfall and widespread flooding that kills more than 600 people, leaves around 203 missing, and affects over 2.3 million across the country. At the same time, heavy monsoon rains and related storms batter parts of Indonesia, killing nearly 1,000 and leaving many missing.

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#13090156

13 Dec 2025

Sri Lankan Buddhist monks observe rituals at the Samadhi Buddhist Temple in Rolleston, a suburb of Christchurch, on December 13, 2025, invoking blessings for those affected by the crisis in Sri Lanka. Cyclone Ditwah triggers nearly 1,200 landslides, unleashing intense rainfall and widespread flooding that kills more than 600 people, leaves around 203 missing, and affects over 2.3 million across the country. At the same time, heavy monsoon rains and related storms batter parts of Indonesia, killing nearly 1,000 and leaving many missing.

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#12663209

20 Aug 2025

National Guard troops patrol at the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on August 20, 2025. The week prior, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons.

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#12663212

20 Aug 2025

National Guard troops patrol at the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on August 20, 2025. The week prior, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons.

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#12663187

20 Aug 2025

National Guard troops climb the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on August 20, 2025. The week prior, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons.

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#12663068

20 Aug 2025

National Guard troops patrol outside of Union Station in Washington, D.C. on August 20, 2025. The week prior, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons.

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#12647614

16 Aug 2025

Demonstrators gather at the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. on August 15, 2025, protesting U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's order to turn over control of the department to a federal administrator and encouraging MPD Police Chief Pam Smith not to follow the directive. Several days prior, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying over 800 National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons.

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#12647502

15 Aug 2025

The U.S. Capitol is seen beyond an armored National Guard vehicle parked outside of Union Station in Washington, D.C. on August 15, 2025. Several days prior, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying over 800 National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons.

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#12647498

15 Aug 2025

National Guard troops speak with an Amtrak Police officer after 5 demonstrators gathered while they parked vehicles outside of Union Station in Washington, D.C. on August 15, 2025. Several days prior, President Donald Trump invoked section 740 of Washington, D.C.'s Home Rule Act of 1973, federalizing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying over 800 National Guard troops, citing crime-fighting reasons.

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#11843417

7 Dec 2024

Citizens shed tears after the motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol is rejected in the National Assembly. On December 7, 2024, nearly one million citizens gather in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, hoping for the impeachment vote to pass. However, lawmakers from the People Power Party ultimately block the motion. As a result, Yoon temporarily avoids impeachment despite his invocation of martial law, an act amounting to treason.

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#11843418

7 Dec 2024

Citizens shed tears after the motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol is rejected in the National Assembly. On December 7, 2024, nearly one million citizens gather in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, hoping for the impeachment vote to pass. However, lawmakers from the People Power Party ultimately block the motion. As a result, Yoon temporarily avoids impeachment despite his invocation of martial law, an act amounting to treason.

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#11843419

7 Dec 2024

Citizens shed tears after the motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol is rejected in the National Assembly. On December 7, 2024, nearly one million citizens gather in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, hoping for the impeachment vote to pass. However, lawmakers from the People Power Party ultimately block the motion. As a result, Yoon temporarily avoids impeachment despite his invocation of martial law, an act amounting to treason.

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