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China: A variety of souvenirs including opium pipes and jade and bronze statues for sale outside Wangshi Yuan or Garden of the Master of the Nets, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province / Bridgeman Images
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Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. Firstly the nakor monk-to-be has his head shaved. The complete shaving of the head and eyebrows is then undertaken by a monk / Bridgeman Images
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Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. Firstly the nakor monk-to-be has his head shaved. The complete shaving of the head and eyebrows is then undertaken by a monk / Bridgeman Images
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Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. Firstly the nakor monk-to-be has his head shaved. The complete shaving of the head and eyebrows is then undertaken by a monk / Bridgeman Images
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Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. Food ready to be presented to the monks by the nakor monks-to-be, and Buddhist paraphernalia to be used by the nakonce they are ordained / Bridgeman Images
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Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. Traditional Thai musical ensemble accompanying the ceremony at the sukhwan nakceremony / Bridgeman Images
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Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. The nakor monk-to-be having been presented with their alms bowls at the sukhwan nakceremony / Bridgeman Images
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Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. The Brahman priest uwraps the banana leaves in the silk cloth ready to present to the nakor monks-to-be at the sukhwan nakceremony / Bridgeman Images
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Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. The banana leaves in the silk cloth are presented to the nakor monks-to-be at the sukhwan nakceremony / Bridgeman Images
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Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. The nakor monks-to-be pay respect to their parents at the sukhwan nakceremony / Bridgeman Images
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Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. The nakor monks-to-be are presented with money and their wrists are tied with white thread by relatives and well wishers at the sukhwan nakceremony / Bridgeman Images
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Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Wat Rampoeng, Chiang Mai. Newly ordained monks are presented to and blessed by the abbot / Bridgeman Images
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Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Wat Rampoeng, Chiang Mai. Newly ordained monks on their first almsround receive alms from well-wishers and family / Bridgeman Images
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Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Wat Rampoeng, Chiang Mai. Newly ordained monks on their first almsround receive alms from well-wishers and family / Bridgeman Images
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Vietnam: The Dai Thanh Mon (Gate of the Great Synthesis) leading to the fourth courtyard and the House of Ceremonies in the Temple of Literature (Van Mieu), Hanoi / Bridgeman Images
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Vietnam: Turtle detail on the altar to Confucius in the Great House of Ceremonies, Temple of Literature (Van Mieu), Hanoi / Bridgeman Images
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Vietnam: Calligraphic detail on the altar to Confucius in the Great House of Ceremonies, Temple of Literature (Van Mieu), Hanoi / Bridgeman Images
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Vietnam: Tortoise stele inscribed with the names of scholars who passed Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) examinations, third courtyard of the Temple of Literature (Van Mieu), Hanoi / Bridgeman Images
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Nepal: Sadhu (Holy Man) wearing rudraksha (seeds used for prayer beads in Hinduism) around his neck and as a hat, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu / Bridgeman Images
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Burma / Myanmar: Sulamani Temple (background, 12th century) and the Shwe Nan Yin Taw (foreground, 12th century), Bagan (Pagan) Ancient City / Bridgeman Images
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Burma / Myanmar: Deva (deity or angel) statue adorning one of the many hundreds of stupas at the Shwe Indein Pagoda, Indein, near Ywama, Inle Lake, Shan State / Bridgeman Images