annual festivals
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D 225 548
bronze lantern + Buddha Hall + paper lanterns - Tôdai-ji temple / Nara
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D 225 540
paper lanterns in front of the Buddha Hall +  - Tôdai-ji / Nara-City  (2)
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D 225 583
paper lanterns in front of the Buddha Hall
Tôdai-ji / Nara  (3)
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D 225 584
welcome the ancestors´ souls in this life = mukaebi - Tôdai-ji / Nara  (4)
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D 225 586
welcome the ancestors´ souls
Tôdai-ji / Nara  (5)
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D 225 537
paper lanterns in front of the Buddha Hall - Tôdai-ji / Nara  (6)
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D 225 549
paper lanterns in front of the Buddha Hall - Tôdai-ji / Nara  (7)
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D 225 535
Tôdai-ji / Nara  (8)
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D 225 541
paper lanterns in front of the Buddha Hall
Tôdai-ji / Nara  (9)
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D 225 505
paper lanterns - Tôdai-ji / Nara  (10)
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D 225 507
paper lanterns - Tôdai-ji / Nara  (11)
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D 225 528
paper lanterns - Nara
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D 225 529
paper lanterns - Nara  (2)
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D 225 531
paper lanterns - Nara  (3)
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D 225 532
paper lanterns - Nara  (4)
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D 225 513
paper lanterns - Nara  (6)
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D 225 515
lighted stone lanters - Kasuga-taisha shrine / Nara
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D 225 514
paper lanterns - Kasuga-taisha / Nara
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D 225 519
paper lanterns - Kasuga-taisha / Nara  (2)
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D 225 496
line up paper lanterns - Nara
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D 225 598
line up paper lanterns - Nara  (2)
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D 225 501
waiting for dawn - Nara
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D 225 503
waiting for dawn - Nara  (2)
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