Shrines in Nara for Purification & Exorcism

4 deities · 4 places

Deities

Eleven-faced Kannon

all-round kannon blessingscancer wardingchild-granting (kosazuke camphor)27 temples

Nyoirin Kannon

beauty and love luckfulfilling wisheskannon salvation & mercy12 temples

Thousand-armed Kannon

healing children's illnesshuman connection blessingsisland sanctuary blessings5 temples

Zao Gongen

mountain ascetic power1 temples

Where to visit

Kinpusen-ji

TemplePurification & Exorcism

Matsuo-dera

TemplePurification & Exorcism

Oka-dera (Ryugai-ji)

TemplePurification & Exorcism

Todai-ji Nigatsudo

TemplePurification & Exorcism

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