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- Dhammavavro separates madrone bark from the initial, weak dye solution before moving it to the reduction bath.
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- Dhammavavro applies mordant to a robe alongside Ajahn Ñaniko, the abbot of Abhayagiri, who dyed a robe at the same time. It's common for a novice to have dedicated help through this process from a more senior monk.
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- Luang Por Pasanno leads the circumambulation around the cloister on Māgha Pūjā.
- Luang Por laughs as long-time lay supporter Kamala tells stories mid-March.
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- After straining the madrone bark, Dhammavavro moves the weak dye liquid to another pot, where it will be boiled and reduced. To stay on schedule, he spent four nights' vigil in a cold basement retrofitted with dyeing equipment.
- A rising sun gives a halo to trees lining the Black Rock trail in early March.
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