Sri Lankan Buddist monk prays for earthquake victims in Itami, Japan.
Pananwela Gnanalankara, a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk resident in japan, pray for victims at a park in Itami, near the western Japanese port city of Kobe, January 16, 2005 on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the 1995 Kobe earthquake on January 17 which killed over 6,400 people. Survivors and relatives lit 6,425 candles at the memorial service to commemorate 6,425 victims REUTERS/Issei Kato IK/LA