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Another purifying ritual is part of a practice called Okiyome. People drinks the water, or simply let someone pour it on their hands, to purify their mouth/hands befort they pray.
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13.Purifying.smoke * People puts the incense burning into this container, purifying their bodies and souls with its smoke. * 1944 x 2730 * (760KB)

14.Okiyome.fountain * 1944 x 2916 * (1.69MB)
 
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