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Huge torches lit for priests' training delight visitors at Todaiji temple in Nara
The Shuni-e ritual, held annually since 752 during the Nara period (710-794), marks its 1,274th edition this year. During the training, 11 priests known as the "rengyoshu" seclude themselves in the ...
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Nara’s Daianji temple to rebuild long-lost initial form with CGI
NARA--Daianji temple, touted as one of the Seven Great Temples of Nara, is creating a CGI reconstruction of its huge “daigaran” main structures from the Nara Period (710-784). Temple officials ...
Nara Huda excavations reveal three phases of ancient civilisation
BHUBANESWAR: Excavations at Nara Huda mound, near Tirimal village in Khurda district has thrown up interesting insights into ...
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Kofukuji's 5-story pagoda in Nara to open to public from Oct. 9
NARA--Kofukuji temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site here, will offer a rare chance for the public to view the interior of its five-story pagoda. Viewings are slated from Oct. 9 to Nov. 23 and ...