Blessing for People and Pets, June 5
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Rev. Masa Takizawa of the Kotohira Jinsha passes through the Chinowa to begin the Blessing for People and Pets. A steady crowd of people lined up with their pets for their turn to pray and walk through the "Chinowa" - the "Ring of Renewal" and "Ring of Purification" - at the 14th annual Chinowa Blessing for People and Pets at the Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine on Olomea St., Sunday, June 5, 2016.
Rev. Masa Takizawa of the Kotohira Jinsha passes through the Chinowa to begin the Blessing for People and Pets. A steady crowd of people lined up with their pets for their turn to pray and walk through the "Chinowa" - the "Ring of Renewal" and "Ring of Purification" - at the 14th annual Chinowa Blessing for People and Pets at the Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine on Olomea St., Sunday, June 5, 2016.
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Shiba Inu dogs (l-r) Kaiju and Zumi and pomeranian/Japanese Spitz Mika, await their turn to pass through the Chinowa and b,e blessed. A steady crowd of people lined up with their pets for their turn to pray and walk through the "Chinowa" -- the "Ring of Renewal" and "Ring of Purification" - at the 14th annual Chinowa Blessing for People and Pets at the Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine on Olomea St., Sunday, June 5, 2016.
Shiba Inu dogs (l-r) Kaiju and Zumi and pomeranian/Japanese Spitz Mika, await their turn to pass through the Chinowa and b,e blessed. A steady crowd of people lined up with their pets for their turn to pray and walk through the "Chinowa" -- the "Ring of Renewal" and "Ring of Purification" - at the 14th annual Chinowa Blessing for People and Pets at the Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine on Olomea St., Sunday, June 5, 2016.
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JR Degala leads his shelties, Cali, left, and Mara, around and through the Chinowa during the Blessing for Peaople and Pets. A steady crowd of people lined up with their pets for their turn to pray and walk through the "Chinowa" -- the "Ring of Renewal" and "Ring of Purification" - at the 14th annual Chinowa Blessing for People and Pets at the Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine on Olomea St., Sunday, June 5, 2016.
JR Degala leads his shelties, Cali, left, and Mara, around and through the Chinowa during the Blessing for Peaople and Pets. A steady crowd of people lined up with their pets for their turn to pray and walk through the "Chinowa" -- the "Ring of Renewal" and "Ring of Purification" - at the 14th annual Chinowa Blessing for People and Pets at the Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine on Olomea St., Sunday, June 5, 2016.
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Lowell Wong holds Max, a Papillon, as he and his wife, Merle, prepare to walk through the Chinowa during the Blessing for People and Pets. A steady crowd of people lined up with their pets for their turn to pray and walk through the "Chinowa" -- the "Ring of Renewal" and "Ring of Purification" - at the 14th annual Chinowa Blessing for People and Pets at the Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine on Olomea St., Sunday, June 5, 2016.
Lowell Wong holds Max, a Papillon, as he and his wife, Merle, prepare to walk through the Chinowa during the Blessing for People and Pets. A steady crowd of people lined up with their pets for their turn to pray and walk through the "Chinowa" -- the "Ring of Renewal" and "Ring of Purification" - at the 14th annual Chinowa Blessing for People and Pets at the Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine on Olomea St., Sunday, June 5, 2016.
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Lowell Wong and his wife, Merle, and their dog, Max, receive a blessing from Danielle Sato, during the Blessin of People and Pets. A steady crowd of people lined up with their pets for their turn to pray and walk through the "Chinowa" -- the "Ring of Renewal" and "Ring of Purification" - at the 14th annual Chinowa Blessing for People and Pets at the Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine on Olomea St., Sunday, June 5, 2016.
Lowell Wong and his wife, Merle, and their dog, Max, receive a blessing from Danielle Sato, during the Blessin of People and Pets. A steady crowd of people lined up with their pets for their turn to pray and walk through the "Chinowa" -- the "Ring of Renewal" and "Ring of Purification" - at the 14th annual Chinowa Blessing for People and Pets at the Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine on Olomea St., Sunday, June 5, 2016.
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Ally Carlyle bows after blessing Eloise Kuni and her service dog, Kuni, a Chihuahua / mixed breed, in the Blessing for People and Pets. A steady crowd of people lined up with their pets for their turn to pray and walk through the "Chinowa" -- the "Ring of Renewal" and "Ring of Purification" - at the 14th annual Chinowa Blessing for People and Pets at the Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine on Olomea St., Sunday, June 5, 2016.
Ally Carlyle bows after blessing Eloise Kuni and her service dog, Kuni, a Chihuahua / mixed breed, in the Blessing for People and Pets. A steady crowd of people lined up with their pets for their turn to pray and walk through the "Chinowa" -- the "Ring of Renewal" and "Ring of Purification" - at the 14th annual Chinowa Blessing for People and Pets at the Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine on Olomea St., Sunday, June 5, 2016.
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Ally Carlyle blesses Eloise Kuni and her service dog, Kuni, a Chihuahua / mixed breed, in the Blessing for People and Pets. A steady crowd of people lined up with their pets for their turn to pray and walk through the "Chinowa" -- the "Ring of Renewal" and "Ring of Purification" - at the 14th annual Chinowa Blessing for People and Pets at the Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine on Olomea St., Sunday, June 5, 2016.
Ally Carlyle blesses Eloise Kuni and her service dog, Kuni, a Chihuahua / mixed breed, in the Blessing for People and Pets. A steady crowd of people lined up with their pets for their turn to pray and walk through the "Chinowa" -- the "Ring of Renewal" and "Ring of Purification" - at the 14th annual Chinowa Blessing for People and Pets at the Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine on Olomea St., Sunday, June 5, 2016.
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Scott Hogue of Ewa Beach walked through the Chinowa with his Australian Shepherd, Asher, at the Blessing for People and Pets. A steady crowd of people lined up with their pets for their turn to pray and walk through the "Chinowa" - the "Ring of Renewal" and "Ring of Purification" - at the 14th annual Chinowa Blessing for People and Pets at the Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine on Olomea St., Sunday, June 5, 2016.
Scott Hogue of Ewa Beach walked through the Chinowa with his Australian Shepherd, Asher, at the Blessing for People and Pets. A steady crowd of people lined up with their pets for their turn to pray and walk through the "Chinowa" - the "Ring of Renewal" and "Ring of Purification" - at the 14th annual Chinowa Blessing for People and Pets at the Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine on Olomea St., Sunday, June 5, 2016.
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