The "Sento Kuyo" ceremony, in which candles are offered to approximately 8,000 abandoned Buddha statues, began on the night of August 24, 2024 at Adashino Nenbutsu-ji Temple in Saga Toriimoto, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City. Countless flames flickered in the precincts in late summer, and worshippers gently put their hands together.
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