Sumo wresters grapple during an exhibition match at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine during an annual spring festival ceremony
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Sumo grand champion "Yokozuna" Hakuho of Mongolia holds up Aiki, son of sumo wrestler Kotomitsuki,
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Sumo grand champion "Yokozuna" Hakuho of Mongolia, wearing a ceremonial belly band, performs a ring-entering ritual
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Sumo wrestlers stamp their feet
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Sumo wrestler Miyabiyama carries a baby in his arms before the 'Honozumo', a ceremonial sumo tournament at the Yasukuni Shrine precincts
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Georgian sumo wrestler Gagamaru signs an autograph
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sumo wrestler walks through spectators after his bout for the 'Honozumo'
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A gyoji or referee smiles during the 'Honozumo'
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Sumo wrestlers line up during a ritual ceremony at the start of an annual sumo tournament dedicated to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo
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Sumo wrestlers bow their heads during a ritual ceremony at the start of an annual sumo tournament dedicated to the Yasukuni Shrine
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source: http://www.popgive.com/2010/04/sumo-wrestlers-perform-at-ceremonial.html
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