<P> After passing the first large torii gate, the Purification Hall (Saikan), and the hall for visitors from the imperial household (Anzaisho) is located to the left . The Saikan is used by shrine priests to purify themselves before performing ceremonies at the shrine . They are required to spend one or two nights to free their minds of worldly issues, partaking in baths and eating meals cooked with the sacred fire . </P> <P> This hall for special prayer, located just after the second large torii gate, is open to the public for the offering of individual prayers to the kami, the giving of donations and the purchase of special talisman of protection, amulets and hanging scrolls of Amaterasu Omikami . </P> <P> This hall contains the sacred fire used to cook all of the food offerings to the kami of Ise Shrine . Rice and other offerings cooked on the sacred fire are stored in a box made of Japanese cypress, then purified at the Haraedo immediately in front of the Imibiyaden before being offered to the kami . </P> <P> The pilgrimage path then approaches the main shrine of Naikū by a set of large stone steps . Visitors are supposed to keep to the sides of the path as the middle is set aside for the goddess Amaterasu . Etiquette is the same as for most Shinto shrines . Though the actual shrine is hidden behind a large fence, pilgrims can approach the gate to offer their prayers . Photographs in this area are prohibited and this restriction is strictly policed . </P>

The ise shrine is dedicated to which of the following