Tak Bat Ceremony, Luang Prabang, Laos

            Every day around 6am all monks and novices in Luang Prabang go for Tak Bat – the collecting of alms, a very special cultural and religious act. Barefoot they walk on the streets to receive the food offerings from the laypeople who in turn receive merit for their part. No matter what weather, the monks and novices walk in single file down the roads of the town, silently and humbly receiving sticky rice and other food such as cookies. Every house has a fire going in their yard, with big charred pots and bamboo baskets sitting on top of a coal fire to steam the sticky rice for Tak Bat. The locals usually get up around 5am and particularly older women give alms every single day.

   

Taken in: Laos / Louangphabang / Louangphrabang (show map)

Taken on: May 11, 2014

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Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X5, f/4.5, 1/60 sec, 50mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS Kiss X5
Aperture:	f/4.5
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	50mm
ISO:	320
Exposure Bias:	+0.129 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
Color Space:	sRGB
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