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BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 08: Buddhist monks pray with the sunset in the background during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 08, 2020. Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha pratipa lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on 'Makha Bucha Day' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha. ( Guillaume Payen - Anadolu Agency )
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 08: A general view of the Dhammakaya Temple during the yearly ceremony in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 08, 2020. Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha Bucha lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on 'Makha Bucha Day' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha and hundreds thousand of devotees holding lanterns. ( Guillaume Payen - Anadolu Agency )
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 08: Nuns seen praying during the yearly ceremony in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 08, 2020. Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha Bucha lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on 'Makha Bucha Day' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha and hundreds thousand of devotees holding lanterns. ( Guillaume Payen - Anadolu Agency )
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 08: Foreign monks are seen praying during the yearly ceremony in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 08, 2020. Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha Bucha lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on 'Makha Bucha Day' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha and hundreds thousand of devotees holding lanterns. ( Guillaume Payen - Anadolu Agency )
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 08: Foreign monks are seen praying during the yearly ceremony in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 08, 2020. Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha Bucha lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on 'Makha Bucha Day' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha and hundreds thousand of devotees holding lanterns. ( Guillaume Payen - Anadolu Agency )
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 08: A general view of the Dhammakaya Temple during the yearly ceremony in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 08, 2020. Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha Bucha lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on 'Makha Bucha Day' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha and hundreds thousand of devotees holding lanterns. ( Guillaume Payen - Anadolu Agency )
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 08: A general view of the Dhammakaya Temple during the yearly ceremony in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 08, 2020. Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha Bucha lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on 'Makha Bucha Day' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha and hundreds thousand of devotees holding lanterns. ( Guillaume Payen - Anadolu Agency )
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 08: A closer view to the Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 08, 2020. Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha pratipa lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on "Makha Bucha Day" during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha. ( Guillaume Payen - Anadolu Agency )
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 08: Monks are seen holding lanterns during the yearly ceremony in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 08, 2020. Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha Bucha lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on 'Makha Bucha Day' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha and hundreds thousand of devotees holding lanterns. ( Guillaume Payen - Anadolu Agency )
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 08: A general view of the Dhammakaya Temple during the yearly ceremony in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 08, 2020. Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha Bucha lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on 'Makha Bucha Day' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha and hundreds thousand of devotees holding lanterns. ( Guillaume Payen - Anadolu Agency )
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 08: A general view of the Dhammakaya Temple during the yearly ceremony in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 08, 2020. Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha Bucha lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on 'Makha Bucha Day' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha and hundreds thousand of devotees holding lanterns. ( Guillaume Payen - Anadolu Agency )
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 08: Monks are seen holding lanterns during the yearly ceremony in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 08, 2020. Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha Bucha lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on 'Makha Bucha Day' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha and hundreds thousand of devotees holding lanterns. ( Guillaume Payen - Anadolu Agency )
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 08: A woman holds a lantern during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 08, 2020. Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha Bucha lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on 'Makha Bucha Day' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha and hundreds thousand of devotees holding lanterns. ( Guillaume Payen - Anadolu Agency )
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 08: A woman holds a lantern during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 08, 2020. Thai people celebrate the buddhist festival of clockwise circumambulation and Makha Bucha lantern lighting ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple on 'Makha Bucha Day' during the third lunar moon, where around 1250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha and hundreds thousand of devotees holding lanterns. ( Guillaume Payen - Anadolu Agency )