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21 FEBRUARY 2008 -- KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Buddhist monks process around their temple by candlelight on Sangha Day in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Sangha Day, also known as Magha Puja Day, commemorates the Buddha's visit to Veruvana Monastery in the city of Rajagaha, when 1,250 arhats are said to have spontaneously returned from their wanderings to pay their respects to the Buddha. Sangha Day is celebrated on the full moon day of the third lunar month which is usually March but fell in February in 2008. Photo by Jack Kurtz

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21 FEBRUARY 2008 -- KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Buddhist monks process around their temple by candlelight on Sangha Day in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Sangha Day, also known as Magha Puja Day, commemorates the Buddha's visit to Veruvana Monastery in the city of Rajagaha, when 1,250 arhats are said to have spontaneously returned from their wanderings to pay their respects to the Buddha. Sangha Day is celebrated on the full moon day of the third lunar month which is usually March but fell in February in 2008. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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