Giant Buddhist goddess gets face mask

This face mask weighs 77 pounds

It's been placed on a giant statue of a Buddhist goddess

to pray for the end of the global health crisis

Location: Aizuwakamatsu, Japan

Workers spent three hours carrying it up the 187 ft figure

Courtesy: Oiso All Support

Kannon is the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy

Her statue is part of the Houkokuji Aizu Betsuin temple