Workers have placed a custom-made mask on a giant statue of Buddhist goddess Kannon in Japan on Tuesday. The act meant to communicate a prayer for the end of the coronavirus pandemic.
The four workers scaled the 187 ft statue of the Buddhist deity at the Houkokuji Aizu Betsuin temple in Fukushima Prefecture.
Goddess Kannon is the Goddess of Mercy in some sects of the Buddhist faith.
The mask is made with pink net fabric, measuring 4.1 m by 5.3 m and weighing 35 kg (77 pounds) across the lower half of the statue’s face.
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The statue, built 33 years ago, is hollow with a spiral staircase that can be climbed to the goddess’ shoulder.
People visit the statue, which is holding a baby, to pray for the safe delivery of babies and to ask for blessings for their newborns.
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Temple manager Takaomi Horigane said they plan to keep the mask on the statue until the COVID-19 situation is under control in Japan.
The coronavirus has continued to ravage nations around the globe. As of June 2021, the death toll of 2021’s Covid-related casualties had eclipsed the 2020 figure.
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