Japanese Monks Worship Near Todai

NARA, JAPAN - MARCH 1: Monks run around the temple with a flaming torch during the Shunie ceremony at the Todaji Temple, March 1, 2004 in Nara, Japan. The Shunie ceremony of water and fire, also called Omizutori, takes place daily from March 1-14, and has been an annual rite for more than 1250 years. It is conducted by eleven Rengyoshu priests, who pray for world peace, and their nation's prosperity. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)