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The 'Radish Boiling Festival' (大根焚 'Daikon-daki') is particularly popular with older people.
Many take the time to pray to a statue of 'Bokefuji Kannon' (ぼけ封じ観音), a bodhisattva believed to protect against senility.
Many take the time to pray to a statue of 'Bokefuji Kannon' (ぼけ封じ観音), a bodhisattva believed to protect against senility.
These photos show the statue of Bokefuji Kannon at Imakumano Kannon-ji (今熊野観音寺).
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Statue of Bokefuji Kannon before the Daishi-do at Imakumano Kannon-ji.
Small statues left as offerings, prayers that those leaving the gift will be protected from senility, dementia and other diseases commonly found in old age.
Statue of Bokefuji Kannon at Imakumano Kannon-ji.
The main hall of Imakumano Kannon-ji.