Daigo Temple, Kyoto, Japan, where "O-mamori" protective charms are being exposed to sacred smoke to initiate their efficacy, during the annual Godairiki Festival on February 26th. These Buddhist sayings in an envelope are purchased for 2000 yen, and passed singly or in a stack to the "yamabushi" monks to bring to the smoldering fire. From midmorning until the late afternoon, a steady stream of believers bring these talismans against calamity to be blessed.