This morning I woke at 5am in order to see the monks “collect their alms” (I have forgotten this term since school … I was thinking “beg for food”). Residents line up by the roadside to give monks food … typically they roll balls of rice to deposit into the monks pots as they file past.
Some may offer bananas and biscuits as well. Overall I wouldn’t say it is a balanced diet … but that’s probably not a big concern when you’re already eating rice that’s been donated-and-rolled by various people around town.
Apologies for the poor picture quality. They were taken around 0600. With poor lighting, it was hard to capture the moving monks clearly.
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- Monks making their way out of the monastery at 6am.
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- These Thai tourists give their alms.
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- Monks collecting their alms.
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- Monks collecting their alms.
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- Monks collecting their alms.
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- Monks collecting their alms.
