Buddhist ceremony [1996]

Senior and junior monks posing for a portrait in front of the Sim of Vat Saen Sukharam on Phithi Theraphisek (a ceremony of sprinkle water) for Pha Khamchan Virachitta Maha Thela, Abbot of Vat Saen Sukharam, President of the Provicial Buddhist Fellowship Organization of Luang Prabang on his 76th Birthday Celebration at the Sim of Vat Saen Sukharam on October 22, 1996. From the left in front: Pha Ajan Somsay Kittiyano (Khouba Ki) of Vat Khunta, Vientiane and unidentified Chao Khun (a title unofficially used in speaking to or of monk of a higher rank; the right venerable) from Thailand. From the left at the back: Pha Phoui Thirachitta Thera, Abbot of Vat Maha That Raxabovolavihan (Vat That Noi), Pha One Ta Santapanya Thera, Abbot of Vat Manolom Sattharam and Pha Bunbang Mahayana Thera, Abbot of Vat Xiang Lek. Chromogenic print.