04 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women dressed in white prepare to enter the prayer hall for services at Wat Benchamabophit on Makha Bucha Day. Makha Bucha Day is an important Buddhist holy day and public holiday in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar. Many people go to temples to perform merit-making activities on Makha Bucha Day. Wat Benchamabophit is one of the most popular Buddhist temples in Bangkok. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ