Buddha statue/image [1988]

Monks, novice and lay people of Luang Prabang psoing for a portrait in front of Buddha statue protected by the Naga King (Buddha for Saturday) being built at Vat Nong xakaeo Dhevadhammaram located on the right bank of the Mekong near Xiang Maen village, Chom Phet district, Luang Prabang province. The monks from the right: Pha Khamphan, Lao monk from Australi, Pha Maha Chanpheng Varadhammo, Abbot of Vat Dhammodhayaram (Vat Tham Phu Si), Pha Sisuphan Sirivanno of Vat Saen Sukharam (a younger brother with different mother of Pha Khamchan Virachitta Thera, Abbot of Vat Saen Sukharam) and unidentified novice. Chromogenic print.