Buddhist ceremony [1965]

Phia Hatsakuat (Ajan Thongdee) wearing white robes. He was the Naga (the candidate for the ordination), holding a flower bowl before having the ordination ceremony in the main hall of Vat Saen Sukharam in 1965. For the ordination ceremony, the one who will have the ordination to become a monk in Buddhism, should shave his hair and eyebrows, cut finger and toe nails and wear white robes. He will be called a Naga (the candidate for the ordination) and will carry the flower bowl to the temple to pay respect to the triple gems. A-0253 - A-0264 Series of monks ordination by The Sangharaj Dhammayana Mahathera in 1965.

Original material consists of: silver gelatine DOP print.