Devotees pray during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017
Guillaume Payen • 12 February 2017 • update: 12 February 2017
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: Devotees pray during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: Devotees light a candle during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: Devotees holds candles during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: Buddhist monks hold lantern during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: Devotees hold lantern during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: Buddhist monks hold lantern during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: A general view of the Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple during the yearly ceremony at in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: A general view of the Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple during the yearly ceremony at in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: Buddhist devotees pray during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: Buddhist devotees pray during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: Buddhist devotees pray during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: Buddhist devotees pray during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: Buddhist devotees pray during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: Buddhist devotees pray during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: Buddhist devotees pray during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: Buddhist devotees pray during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: Buddhist devotees pray during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: A closer view of the Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple during the yearly ceremony at in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: Buddhist devotees pray during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: Devotees pray during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: Devotees pray during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: Buddhist devotees pray during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: A closer view of the Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple during the yearly ceremony at in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: Devotees hold lantern during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: Devotees hold lantern during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
Makha Bucha Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 11: Devotees hold lantern during a yearly ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok, Thailand on February 11, 2017. 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 )Guillaume Payen
