Preparing for Buddha's birthday
Updated On May 04, 2013 12:11 AM IST
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Lotus lanterns with wishes by Buddhist followers hang at Chogye Temple ahead of Buddha's birthday in central Seoul. AFP
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Young South Korean Buddhists with freshly shaved heads line up as they take part in a ceremony called "children becoming Buddhist monks" at Chogye Temple ahead of Buddha's birthday in central Seoul. AFP
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A South Korean worker attaches a name card with a wish by Buddhist followers to a lotus lantern at Chogye Temple ahead of Buddha's birthday in central Seoul. AFP
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Young South Korean Buddhists with freshly shaved heads walk with their families after attending a ceremony called "children becoming Buddhist monks" at Chogye Temple ahead of Buddha's birthday in central Seoul. AFP
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Young South Korean Buddhists are helped with their robes as they attend a ceremony called "children becoming Buddhist monks" at Chogye Temple ahead of Buddha's birthday in central Seoul. AFP
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Updated on May 04, 2013 12:11 AM IST
Young South Korean Buddhists attend a ceremony called "children becoming Buddhist monks" at Chogye Temple ahead of Buddha's birthday in central Seoul. AFP
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Updated on May 04, 2013 12:11 AM IST
Young South Korean Buddhists with freshly shaved heads line up as they take part in a ceremony called "children becoming Buddhist monks" at Chogye Temple ahead of Buddha's birthday in central Seoul. AFP
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Updated on May 04, 2013 12:11 AM IST
A buddhist child is held by his mother after having his head shaved at Chogye Temple in central Seoul. AFP
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A worker attaches the name tag of a Buddhist who made a donation to a lantern ahead of upcoming Buddha's birthday at the Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea. AP
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Updated on May 04, 2013 12:11 AM IST