Purification Ladles

Two brass purification ladles rest on a bamboo log at a Shinto shrine in Japan. The ladles are used as part of the ritual temizu cleansing by worshippers prior to going into the temple.

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Two brass purification ladles rest on a bamboo log at a Shinto shrine in Japan. The ladles are used as part of the ritual temizu cleansing by worshippers prior to going into the temple.