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Thousands of Buddhist monks and devotees participated in a breathtaking lantern-lit ceremony at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, north of Bangkok on Saturday, to mark Makha Bucha Day, a special holiday celebrated on the full moon of the third lunar month of the calendar. Participants sat in prepared positions and meditated according to instructions given by the head priest via microphone. Makha Bucha Day, also known as Lord Buddha Day, is a public holiday observed in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Sri Lanka. It is an important religious festival held in honour of the Buddha and comes from a special story in Buddhist history. The legend goes that 1,250 monks enlightened monks came to see the Buddha on the day of the full moon without being summoned so that they could be ordained by the Buddha himself. Each temple in Thailand holds a candlelight procession called a wian thian. Monks and congregation members circle three times around the ordination hall clockwise holding flowers, incense and a lighted candle.
Nakhon Pathom, May 3 (EFE/EPA).- Thai temple offered Monday a free cremation rites for COVID-19 victims after many temples had refused to perform funeral services due to the community concern and lingering social stigma amid the rising death toll.Thailand has recorded over 70,000 COVID-19 cases and 276 deaths since the beginning of pandemic. (Camera:RUNGROJ YONGRIT).SHOT LIST: A CREMATION CEREMONY OF A COVID-19 VICTIM AT WAT PHAI LOM TEMPLE IN NAKHON PATHOM PROVINCE, THAILAND.
The 66.8-meter-high main pagoda and the other four pagodas of the Arun temple shine emerald green light as the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) illuminates its famous Temple of Dawn (Arun Temple) in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day as part of Ireland's Global Greening Programme. Hundred of spectators enjoy the never-before-seen nighttime spectacle at the pagodas that are otherwise gold-coloured in the daytime sun. IMAGES
Hugh Jackman has always dreamed of entering the Guinness Book of Records - and thinks he may have finally done it as Wolverine.
Argentinian cooks managed to set a new Guinness World Record, producing 11,000 pizzas in 12 hours. During the event, the team of cooks also set a new record for the highest numbers of empanadas, producing 11,000 pastries in less than eight hours. The team went through 3,000 kilos of pizza flour, 3,000 kilos of buffalo mozzarella, 1,200 litres of 'Gentleman' tomato sauce, 88,000 'Gentleman' olives and 150 litres of olive oil. The previous record was held by an Italian team, who managed to prepare 10,065 pizzas in 12 hours back in 2017. Proceedings from pizza sales went to Argentina Down Syndrome Association while extra pizzas were donated to charities and aid organisations.
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