"Pure water" spring
2013 Kyoto, Japan
The Otowa Waterfall spring at Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto, photographed in 2013. The temple's name literally means 'pure water temple,' after this spring, whose three separate streams are traditionally said to grant different blessings to those who drink from them.
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