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The lay people of Luang Prabang, Laos, engage in the everyday morning Tak Bat ceremony, which exemplifies the traditional bond between monks and monastic community. The monks are responsible for spiritual support while community provides physical offerings.

Image Size: 4256x2832 / 6.4MB; Asia Binthabhat Buddhism Buddhist Far East Indochina LAO People's Democratic Republic Lao PDR Laos Laotian Louangphrabang Luang Prabang Sai Bat South East Asians Southeast Asia Tak Bat Theravada alms alms bowl alms giving alms-giving bald barefooted belief believers carrying ceremony collecting community culture customs and celebrations dawn donation faith faithful focus on foreground full length holding horizontal in a row karma karmic large group of people lay people lined up looking at camera low angle view march men merit modesty monastic monks morning offerings orange-colour peaceful prestigious procession real people religion religious respectful reverent ritual robe routine sacred saffron-clad robes sanctity solemnity spiritual street tourism tourist attraction town tradition traditional travel travel destinations venerable walking
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