Orange crush: monks take over Bangkok
Show all 4Thai Buddhist monks gather to receive food at an alms-giving ceremony at the Ratchaprasong crossroads in central Bangkok yesterday. About 22,600 monks held the ceremony to mark the 2,600th anniversary of the enlightenment of Lord Buddha.
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