Ordination: John Massey bows, 1987

Ordination: John Massey bows, 1987

1987-06-28

The procession returns inside the temple and John Massey is asked to sit before the monks who are arranged in a circle and are prepared to receive him.  John bows three times to the woman who carried his robes which are set beside him.

Ordination of Novice Monk, photograph 21 of 30, from Cambodian Traditional Crafts and Religious Ceremonies.

View the Ordination of Novice Monk group of photographs in order on the Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/OrdinationNoviceMonk.

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