龍/ryuu/dragon

Posted by e. (New York, NY, United States) on 26 April 2008 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

A continuation on Japanese prayer ritual. This is the well for Nachi Taisha. When you approach the well, you use your right hand to pick up one of the long handled ladles you see lying there. Pour water over your left hand to wash it, and repeat with your right hand. Then, wash your mouth with a little of the water from the well and spit it out on the side. Last section of Japanese prayer ritual later.

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Photo taken in Nachikatsuura, Japan on December 22, 2007.

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