"Purification"

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31 May 2026

Buddhist devotees perform the Yi Fo ritual, pouring water over a statue of the infant Siddhartha Gautama as a symbol of purification, during Vesak Day celebrations at Hemadhiro Mettavati Temple in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 31, 2026. Buddhist devotees participate in prayers, meditation, and religious rituals during Vesak, which commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and passing of Siddhartha Gautama.

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31 May 2026

Buddhist devotees perform the Yi Fo ritual, pouring water over a statue of the infant Siddhartha Gautama as a symbol of purification, during Vesak Day celebrations at Hemadhiro Mettavati Temple in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 31, 2026. Buddhist devotees participate in prayers, meditation, and religious rituals during Vesak, which commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and passing of Siddhartha Gautama.

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18 Apr 2026

Members of the Marma community throw water as part of a ritual symbolizing cleansing, renewal, and transition into the new year during the Songkran water festival in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on April 17, 2026.

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18 Apr 2026

Members of the Marma community throw water as part of a ritual symbolizing cleansing, renewal, and transition into the new year during the Songkran water festival in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on April 17, 2026.

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18 Apr 2026

Members of the Marma community throw water as part of a ritual symbolizing cleansing, renewal, and transition into the new year during the Songkran water festival in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on April 17, 2026.

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18 Apr 2026

Women of the Marma community throw water as part of a ritual symbolizing cleansing, renewal, and transition into the new year during the Songkran water festival in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on April 17, 2026.

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18 Apr 2026

Women of the Marma community throw water as part of a ritual symbolizing cleansing, renewal, and transition into the new year during the Songkran water festival in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on April 17, 2026.

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18 Apr 2026

Women of the Marma community throw water as part of a ritual symbolizing cleansing, renewal, and transition into the new year during the Songkran water festival in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on April 17, 2026.

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18 Apr 2026

Women of the Marma community throw water as part of a ritual symbolizing cleansing, renewal, and transition into the new year during the Songkran water festival in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on April 17, 2026.

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18 Apr 2026

Women of the Marma community throw water as part of a ritual symbolizing cleansing, renewal, and transition into the new year during the Songkran water festival in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on April 17, 2026.

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18 Apr 2026

Women of the Marma community throw water as part of a ritual symbolizing cleansing, renewal, and transition into the new year during the Songkran water festival in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on April 17, 2026.

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18 Apr 2026

Women of the Marma community throw water as part of a ritual symbolizing cleansing, renewal, and transition into the new year during the Songkran water festival in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on April 17, 2026.

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17 Apr 2026

MIYAJIMA, JAPAN - APRIL 15: A Yamabushi monk performs a ritual purification over smoldering embers during the Hiwatari Shinji (Fire Walking Ceremony) at Daisho-in Temple on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. This final Shugendo rite is performed to sanctify the path before hundreds of devotees follow the monks in walking barefoot across the hot cypress coals.

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17 Apr 2026

MIYAJIMA, JAPAN - APRIL 15: Yamabushi monks cast purifying salt over smoldering embers during the Hiwatari Shinji (Fire Walking Ceremony) at Daisho-in Temple on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. This final purification ritual, part of the ancient Shugendo tradition, is performed to cleanse the path and protect the participants before they walk barefoot across the hot cypress coals.

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17 Apr 2026

MIYAJIMA, JAPAN - APRIL 15: The Chief Priest of Daisho-in Temple bows before taking the first barefoot steps across smoldering embers as Yamabushi monks blow conch shell trumpets during the Hiwatari Shinji (Fire Walking Ceremony) on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. This ancient Shugendo ritual involves traversing a bed of hot cypress coals to pray for spiritual purification, good health, and the fulfillment of worldly desires.

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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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