Kyoto Gion Festival: Temple, Shrine Exchange Holy Water to Banish Plagues

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KYOTO — A Shinto priest of Yasaka Shrine and a monk of Shinsen-en temple on Monday held a ritual to exchange holy water and pray for the banishment of plagues at Shinsen-en in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, as part of Kyoto’s Gion Festival.

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