Dai Mandara Ku Festival 大曼荼羅供

Procession for enlightenment

If you travel through Koyasan in April, you may come face to face with a curious procession when visiting Garan Temple: on the 10th of the most important ceremonies of the sacred mountain is held, the Dai Mandara Ku.


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