At Wat Dan, in Bangkok, an opportunity to participate in a candle-making ritual.
Candles play a big part in the rituals that are undertaken at the commencement of Buddhist Lent...a period when Monks are required to remain within the temples rather than wandering about the community. I believe the idea was, before electricity, candles would be presented to the monks for use in reading/study that was supposed to be their main activity during lent.
Candles play a big part in the rituals that are undertaken at the commencement of Buddhist Lent...a period when Monks are required to remain within the temples rather than wandering about the community. I believe the idea was, before electricity, candles would be presented to the monks for use in reading/study that was supposed to be their main activity during lent.
A Wat Dan monk carves a lotus bud head on the candles
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