Your scene: saffron-robe simplicity in Kyoto

The interior of 12th century Sanjusangendo Temple in Kyoto, Japan, captivates many tourists with its 1,001 gilded statues of the Kannon Buddha. But it was the simple contrast of its austere exterior that moved Katherine L. Waitman of Los Angeles when she visited Kyoto last spring. “We stepped outside, and the monk just happened to be passing by,” she said. She caught the scene with an Olympus Stylus 740 digital.

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