In Photos: Huge rice cakes lifted up to raise spirits at world heritage temple in Kyoto
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A woman lifts a huge rice cake decoration during an event at Daigo-ji Temple at Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Feb. 23, 2021. (Mainichi/Kazuki Yamazaki)
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A woman lifts a huge rice cake decoration during an event at Daigo-ji Temple at Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Feb. 23, 2021. (Mainichi/Kazuki Yamazaki)
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A man lifts a huge rice cake decoration during an event at Daigo-ji Temple at Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Feb. 23, 2021. (Mainichi/Kazuki Yamazaki)
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A woman lifts a huge rice cake decoration during an event at Daigo-ji Temple at Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Feb. 23, 2021. (Mainichi/Kazuki Yamazaki)
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A man puts his hands together in prayer before lifting a huge rice cake decoration during an event at Daigo-ji Temple in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Feb. 23, 2021. (Mainichi/Kazuki Yamazaki)
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A woman stretches before lifting a huge rice cake decoration during an event at Daigo-ji Temple in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Feb. 23, 2021. (Mainichi/Kazuki Yamazaki)
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A judge checks whether a huge rice cake decoration is being lifted up during an event at Daigo-ji Temple in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Feb. 23, 2021. (Mainichi/Kazuki Yamazaki)
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An exhausted man lies down after lifting up a huge rice cake decoration during an event at Daigo-ji Temple in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Feb. 23, 2021. (Mainichi/Kazuki Yamazaki)