26 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks start Saturday's leg of their mass pilgrimage through Bangkok at Surasakmontri School. 1,128 Buddhist monks from the Dhammakaya movement took part in a 25-day pilgrimage walk passing through Bangkok and several provinces in central Thailand, as part of a voluntarily undertaking of ascetic practices. The pilgrimage is scheduled to end Sunday, January 27 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya near Bangkok. Along the way Thai Buddhists laid marigolds along their path and greeted them for merit making. The Dhammakaya is the fastest growing Buddhist movement in Thailand. The pilgrimage is reported to be the largest pilgrimage in Thailand and organizers hope to get it placed in the Guiness World Records book. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ