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#13587148
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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#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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#13587114
17 Apr 2026
MIYAJIMA, JAPAN - APRIL 15: A Yamabushi monk blows a 'horagai' (conch shell trumpet) in front of 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. The sounding of the conch shell is an essential Shugendo ritual used to purify the area and summon spiritual energy before the lighting of the ceremonial fire.
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#13587115
17 Apr 2026
MIYAJIMA, JAPAN - APRIL 15: A Yamabushi monk blows a 'horagai' (conch shell trumpet) in front of 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. The sounding of the conch shell is an essential Shugendo ritual used to purify the area and summon spiritual energy before the lighting of the ceremonial fire.
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#13587113
17 Apr 2026
MIYAJIMA, JAPAN - APRIL 15: A Yamabushi monk stands near a sacred fire pit as smoke and flames rise during the Hiwatari Shinji (Fire Walking Ceremony) at Daisho-in Temple on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. The ceremony, held twice a year on April 15 and November 15, begins with a ritual known as Saito-goma, where cypress branches are ignited to create a sacred blaze.
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#13587119
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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#13587120
17 Apr 2026
MIYAJIMA, JAPAN - APRIL 15: A Yamabushi monk fires a ritual arrow into the sky as part of a purification ceremony (Houfu-shiki) during the Hiwatari Shinji (Fire Walking Ceremony) at Daisho-in Temple on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. This Shugendo rite is performed to ward off evil spirits and negative energy before the igniting of the sacred cypress pyre.
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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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#13496627
26 Mar 2026
A Kashmiri Pandit blows a conch shell during a religious procession celebrating the Hindu festival of Ram Navami, which marks the birth of the Hindu god Ram, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on March 26, 2026.
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#12648514
16 Aug 2025
A Hindu devotee blows a conch shell as they celebrate the Janmashtami festival, which marks the birthday of the Hindu god Krishna, with a procession in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 16, 2025.
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#12531633
6 Jul 2025
Lord Jagannath returns to Shree Jagannath Temple during the Bahuda Yatra festival in Puri, Odisha, after spending eight days at the Gundicha Temple, on July 5, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Devotees celebrate the divine return with the sound of drums and conch shells, and showers of flowers, marking the end of the annual Rath Yatra procession.
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#12234551
6 Apr 2025
A Kashmiri Pandit blows a conch shell as they participate in a religious procession to celebrate the Hindu festival of Ram Navami along a street in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 6, 2025.
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#11886065
21 Dec 2024
A dancer plays the conch shell on the Cerro de la Estrella in Mexico City, Mexico, on December 21, 2024, while a group of dancers performs a pre-Hispanic ceremony to welcome the winter solstice.
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#11886069
21 Dec 2024
A dancer plays the conch shell on the Cerro de la Estrella in Mexico City, Mexico, on December 21, 2024, while a group of dancers performs a pre-Hispanic ceremony to welcome the winter solstice.
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#11792951
19 Nov 2024
A Banded Phintella (Phintella vittata), also known as the Electric Blue Jumper, is seen climbing on a human hand adorned with a shakha (white bangle made from a conch shell) and pola (red coral bangle) in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 19, 2024. This small, colorful jumping spider, resembling a tiny emerald jewel, is an agile daytime hunter that uses its keen vision to leap from surface to surface in search of prey. Male Banded Phintella spiders attract females during courtship by reflecting ultraviolet (UVB) light with specialized body surfaces.
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#11792952
19 Nov 2024
A Banded Phintella (Phintella vittata), also known as the Electric Blue Jumper, is seen climbing on a human hand adorned with a shakha (white bangle made from a conch shell) and pola (red coral bangle) in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 19, 2024. This small, colorful jumping spider, resembling a tiny emerald jewel, is an agile daytime hunter that uses its keen vision to leap from surface to surface in search of prey. Male Banded Phintella spiders attract females during courtship by reflecting ultraviolet (UVB) light with specialized body surfaces.
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