Thai Monk Ceremony: A Photo Essay

by | Mar 29, 2016

By the age of 20, most Thai Buddhist males become monks for a period of time so that their parents can receive many blessings and an easier afterlife. Thai Monk Ceremony is a short photo essay of this tradition and how extensive the celebration can be. You can also read my blog on how this changed my world of photography.

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Thai Buddhist Monk Ceremony

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Shaving of the hair. Family members will take turns cutting locks of hair to place in the lotus leaf and give their blessings.

 

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