A Buddhist devotee dashes barefoot through flames during the Nagatoro Hi-Matsuri, or fire-walking festival, to herald the coming of spring at the Fudoji temple in Nagatoro town, Saitama prefecture on March 5, 2017. Hundreds of people following Buddhist ascetics participated in the fire-walking festival to “purify the mind and body” and to pray for good health and safety. (Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP Photo)
