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Pagan & Shinto News: Statue of Kami Ebisu Lost In 2011 Tsunami Recovered

Pagan & Shinto News: Statue of Kami Ebisu Lost In 2011 Tsunami Recovered

Last updated on: January 18, 2020 at 10:45 pm by Megan Manson

Pagan & Shinto News: Statue of Kami Ebisu Lost In 2011 Tsunami Recovered 2020-01-18T22:45:52+00:00 Megan Manson

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New Year shrine visit (2020)
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The shrine is constantly trying to improve its appeal to visitors, and over the past decades there have been a whole host of innovations and upgrading which have been reported on this website. It was with interest therefore that we went to pay our first respects of the year (hatsumode) and see what novelties the shrine had prepared…

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India: Woman murdered over suspected ‘witchcraft’ in Sundargarh
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India: 65-year-old woman killed after being branded ‘witch’ in Jharkhand
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