Jan 15, 2010

Ian's photos 9

Here is another of the mini-torii, with a telephone pole blocking any possible entry, even for midgets. The stone post on the left says that the next temple on the Henro Trail is 4.1 kilometers to the left. I should point out that we never did find the temple which has its name on the torii.
We walked the 4.1 kilos and arrived at the next temple where we found other pilgrims chanting on the steps of the main hall.
These colorful cushions were donated by a local ladys' group, so that Henro Pilgrims and everyone else could be comfortable while waiting for the train.I also took a picture of this. The sign and the stone post have different distances to the next temple.

The main gate for the next temple. Notice that this is red while most of the others were bare wood. I think that the red shows a Chinese influence.

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