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- Monks bathe a Buddha image with fragrant water during Songkran, the Thai New Year celebration.
- Lay guests line up to offer alms to Abhayagiri's community of monks.
- A monk collects alms from the Abhayagiri lay Sangha.
- Lay devotees offer alms.
- A lay guest offers a ceremonial water bath to the Buddha.
- Lay guests pay respect to the Buddha with a water bath.
- Monks select from the meal offerings.
- A lay guest waits patiently for the meal to begin.
- Lay guests shower the Buddha...
- ...and each other.
- Seen from outside the meditation hall, monks chant to the Buddha image.
- A ceremonial washing of the Ajahns' hands takes place in the meditation hall.
- A lay guest participates in the ceremony.
- The ceremonial washing.