Priests and other workers clean the Great Buddha statue in Todaiji temple in Nara on Tuesday, during the annual ritual called "ominugui." The 15-meter-tall sitting statue of the Vairocana Buddha is designated as a national treasure. About 180 priests and followers climbed on the statue or used gondolas hung from the ceiling and spent about two hours cleaning it with cloths and dusters.
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