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This 'naked festival' is all about getting lucky!

This 'naked festival' is all about getting lucky!

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

Wearing nothing but loin clothes, around 9,000 men took part in Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival at Saidaiji Temple in Japan Okayama. They crammed into the temple and battled to grab the sacred talisman thrown into the crowd by priests.