statue of Buddha
sacred readings
a man respectfully offers incense as a ritual of purification
tingsha
two women pray and ring the tingsha during the ceremony
the temple’s elder monk starts the sacred chanting
ancient buddhist scriptures
the temple’s elder monk shows his deep respect to the Buddha
a young devotee brings incense for the prayer
a woman devotee carefully arranges the sacred texts during the ceremony
during the ceremony, the devotees go outside to present the offerings and pray
common prayer
crescent-shaped divination blocks, used in Buddhist temples to consult the deities
at the entrance of the temple
the temple’s elder monk's prayer
the elder monk of the temple uses incense for purification
one of the Buddhist sacred texts
the elder monk of the temple during the prayer
a young monk uses the tingsha
the elder monk of the temple offers a final blessing at the end of the ceremony