Mass Ordination at Marble Temple
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Sunday 18th July, 2010 at 22:42:04| Words: 128 words | Category: News Photos

Young Thai hill tribesmen walk towards Wat Benchamopit, also known as the Marble Temple, before a mass ordination, in Bangkok July 18, 2010. About 300 boys will enter monkhood for a period of three months to study Buddhist teaching during Buddhist Lent which falls during the rainy season. The ceremony was sponsored by the Foundation for the Promotion of Buddhism among people living in remote areas. (Reuters)

Young Thai hill tribesmen pray in front of a golden Buddha statue inside the Wat Bechamabopit marble temple in Bangkok July 18,2010. About 300 boys will enter monkhood for a period of three months to study Buddhist teaching during Buddhist Lent which falls during the rainy season. The ceremony was sponsored by the Foundation for the Promotion of Buddhism among people living in remote areas. (Reuters)

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