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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A family sifts through the sand they took from the Royal Ploughing Ceremony looking for blessed rice seeds sown by court Brahmins in Bangkok. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Children sift through the ploughed sand looking for blessed rice seeds at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thousands crowd into the ploughed ground to collect blessed rice seeds at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A cotton candy vendor works the crowd while Thais looks for blessed rice seeds at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People rush onto the field at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony in Bangkok. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People wait for the Royal Ploughing Ceremony to start under umbrellas to shield them from the sun and heat. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man sells blessed rice seeds his family (background) collected at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man sells blessed rice seeds his family (background) collected at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A family sifts through the sand they took from the Royal Ploughing Ceremony looking for blessed rice seeds sown by court Brahmins in Bangkok. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man looks for blessed rice seeds after the Royal Ploughing Ceremony in Bangkok. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People stroke the Royal Oxen and rub money on the animal's forehead for good luck at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony in Bangkok. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People stroke the Royal Oxen and rub money on the animal's forehead for good luck at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony in Bangkok. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People stroke the Royal Oxen and rub money on the animal's forehead for good luck at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony in Bangkok. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Children sift through the ploughed sand looking for blessed rice seeds at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man sells blessed rice seeds he collected at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man sells blessed rice seeds he collected at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man sells blessed rice seeds he collected at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thousands crowd into the ploughed ground to collect blessed rice seeds at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thousands crowd into the ploughed ground to collect blessed rice seeds at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Women sift through the sand looking for rice seeds blessed by Brahmin priests at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man sifts through the sand looking for rice seeds blessed by Brahmin priests at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A woman sifts through the sand looking for rice seeds blessed by Brahmin priests at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thousands crowd into the ploughed ground to collect blessed rice seeds at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thousands crowd into the ploughed ground to collect blessed rice seeds at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A man collects blessed rice seeds in a plastic bag after the Royal Ploughing Ceremony in Bangkok. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man looks for blessed rice seeds after the Royal Ploughing Ceremony in Bangkok. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A child trips and is dragged by her mother as people rush onto Sanam Luang to collect blessed rice seeds after the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A child trips and is dragged by her mother as people rush onto Sanam Luang to collect blessed rice seeds after the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A child trips and is dragged by her mother as people rush onto Sanam Luang to collect blessed rice seeds after the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A child trips and is dragged by her mother as people rush onto Sanam Luang to collect blessed rice seeds after the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A child trips and is dragged by her mother as people rush onto Sanam Luang to collect blessed rice seeds after the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man sells blessed rice seeds he collected at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Court attendants hold the Royal Oxen while people stroke them for good luck at the Royal Ploughing ceremony. After the ceremony, thousands of Thais, mostly family formers, rush onto the ploughed ground to gather up the blessed rice seeds sown by the Brahmin priests. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Collected rice seeds and dirt in a farmer's hat after the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Collected rice seeds and dirt in a farmer's hat after the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thais watch the Royal Ploughing Ceremony in Bangkok. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman shades herself with the Thai flag at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Musicians of the Royal Court start the Royal Ploughing Ceremony in Bangkok. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Musicians of the Royal Court start the Royal Ploughing Ceremony in Bangkok. The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man shades himself with the flag of the Royal Family and a fan depicting Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, and his wife, Queen Sirikit.  The Royal Plowing Ceremony is held Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season. The date is usually in May, but is determined by court astrologers and varies year to year. During the ceremony, two sacred oxen are hitched to a wooden plough and plough a small field on Sanam Luang (across from the Grand Palace), while rice seed is sown by court Brahmins. After the ploughing, the oxen are offered plates of food, including rice, corn, green beans, sesame, fresh-cut grass, water and rice whisky. Depending on what the oxen eat, court astrologers and Brahmins make a prediction on whether the coming growing season will be bountiful or not. The ceremony is rooted in Brahman belief, and is held to ensure a good harvest. A similar ceremony is held in Cambodia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Rehearsal for the Royal Ploughing Ceremony on Sanam Luang. The annual Ploughing Ceremony is held during the sixth lunar month (May) at Sanam Luang (the Phramane Ground) in front of the Grand Palace. The event, which marks the beginning of the official rice-planting season, is presided over by His Majesty the King or his representative. The Ploughing Ceremony is thought to date back more than 2500 years. The event has Brahmin origins and even today Brahmin astrologers set the exact date and time for the ceremony. During the Sukhothai period (13th and 14th centuries), the event involved a long processions led by the ruling monarch. Many of the original rites and ceremonies have been maintained.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Rehearsal for the Royal Ploughing Ceremony on Sanam Luang. The annual Ploughing Ceremony is held during the sixth lunar month (May) at Sanam Luang (the Phramane Ground) in front of the Grand Palace. The event, which marks the beginning of the official rice-planting season, is presided over by His Majesty the King or his representative. The Ploughing Ceremony is thought to date back more than 2500 years. The event has Brahmin origins and even today Brahmin astrologers set the exact date and time for the ceremony. During the Sukhothai period (13th and 14th centuries), the event involved a long processions led by the ruling monarch. Many of the original rites and ceremonies have been maintained.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   New US citizens at the naturalization ceremony in Phoenix Wednesday. About 250 people, from 62 countries, were naturalized as US citizens during the 24th Annual Fiesta of Independence naturization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. The ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, Chief United States District Court Judge.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:  New US citizens at the naturalization ceremony in Phoenix Wednesday. About 250 people, from 62 countries, were naturalized as US citizens during the 24th Annual Fiesta of Independence naturization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. The ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, Chief United States District Court Judge.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   New US citizens at the naturalization ceremony in Phoenix Wednesday. About 250 people, from 62 countries, were naturalized as US citizens during the 24th Annual Fiesta of Independence naturization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. The ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, Chief United States District Court Judge.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   New US citizens at the naturalization ceremony in Phoenix Wednesday. About 250 people, from 62 countries, were naturalized as US citizens during the 24th Annual Fiesta of Independence naturization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. The ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, Chief United States District Court Judge.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:  New US citizens at the naturalization ceremony in Phoenix Wednesday. About 250 people, from 62 countries, were naturalized as US citizens during the 24th Annual Fiesta of Independence naturization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. The ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, Chief United States District Court Judge.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:  New US citizens at the naturalization ceremony in Phoenix Wednesday. About 250 people, from 62 countries, were naturalized as US citizens during the 24th Annual Fiesta of Independence naturization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. The ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, Chief United States District Court Judge.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:  Soon to be new US citizens walk into the auditorium for the naturalization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. About 250 people, from 62 countries, were naturalized as US citizens during the 24th Annual Fiesta of Independence naturization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. The ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, Chief United States District Court Judge.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:  Members of Boy Scout Troop 244 before posting the colors at a naturalization ceremony in Phoenix Wednesday. About 250 people, from 62 countries, were naturalized as US citizens during the 24th Annual Fiesta of Independence naturization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. The ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, Chief United States District Court Judge.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:  A member of Boy Scout Troop 244 holds the American flag before posting the colors at a naturalization ceremony in Phoenix Wednesday. About 250 people, from 62 countries, were naturalized as US citizens during the 24th Annual Fiesta of Independence naturization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. The ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, Chief United States District Court Judge.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:  New citizens sign in before the naturalization ceremony in Phoenix, Wednesday. About 250 people, from 62 countries, were naturalized as US citizens during the 24th Annual Fiesta of Independence naturization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. The ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, Chief United States District Court Judge.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:  New citizens sign in before the naturalization ceremony in Phoenix, Wednesday. About 250 people, from 62 countries, were naturalized as US citizens during the 24th Annual Fiesta of Independence naturization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. The ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, Chief United States District Court Judge.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:  A member of Boy Scout Troop 244 holds the American flag before posting the colors at a naturalization ceremony in Phoenix Wednesday. About 250 people, from 62 countries, were naturalized as US citizens during the 24th Annual Fiesta of Independence naturization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. The ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, Chief United States District Court Judge. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   New US citizens at the naturalization ceremony in Phoenix Wednesday. About 250 people, from 62 countries, were naturalized as US citizens during the 24th Annual Fiesta of Independence naturization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. The ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, Chief United States District Court Judge.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   New US citizens at the naturalization ceremony in Phoenix Wednesday. About 250 people, from 62 countries, were naturalized as US citizens during the 24th Annual Fiesta of Independence naturization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. The ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, Chief United States District Court Judge.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:  New US citizens at the naturalization ceremony in Phoenix Wednesday. About 250 people, from 62 countries, were naturalized as US citizens during the 24th Annual Fiesta of Independence naturization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. The ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, Chief United States District Court Judge.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ: Spectators watch for family members walking into the naturalization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. About 250 people, from 62 countries, were naturalized as US citizens during the 24th Annual Fiesta of Independence naturization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. The ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, Chief United States District Court Judge.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:  New US citizens at the naturalization ceremony in Phoenix Wednesday. About 250 people, from 62 countries, were naturalized as US citizens during the 24th Annual Fiesta of Independence naturization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. The ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, Chief United States District Court Judge.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:  New US citizens at the naturalization ceremony in Phoenix Wednesday. About 250 people, from 62 countries, were naturalized as US citizens during the 24th Annual Fiesta of Independence naturization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. The ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, Chief United States District Court Judge.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:  American flags on the new citizens' chairs in the auditorium before the naturalization ceremony Wednesday. About 250 people, from 62 countries, were naturalized as US citizens during the 24th Annual Fiesta of Independence naturization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. The ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, Chief United States District Court Judge.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   Children make color patriotic drawings before the Independence Day ceremony Wednesday. About 250 people, from 62 countries, were naturalized as US citizens during the 24th Annual Fiesta of Independence naturization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. The ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, Chief United States District Court Judge.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A woman at an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Hindus in Bali pray during an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Hindus in Bali pray during an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Hindus in Bali pray during an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Hindus in Bali pray during an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A woman carries offerings into a family compound for an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A Pedanda, a very high cast of Hindu priest in Bali, leads an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A Pedanda, a very high cast of Hindu priest in Bali, leads an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A Pedanda, a very high cast of Hindu priest in Bali, leads an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Family members bless their temple during an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:   A priest at an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A woman at an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Hindus in Bali pray during an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Hindus in Bali pray during an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A woman carries offerings into a family compound for an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliFeatures018.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A Pedanda, a very high cast of Hindu priest in Bali, leads an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A Pedanda, a very high cast of Hindu priest in Bali, leads an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliFeatures016.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A Pedanda, a very high cast of Hindu priest in Bali, leads an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:   A priest at an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A woman prepares a suckling pig after an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali. Hindus in Bali are not vegetarians.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Hindus in Bali pray during an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Hindus in Bali chat during an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliFullSize024.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A Pedanda, a very high cast of Hindu priest in Bali, leads an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliFullSize021.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Family members bless their temple during an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliFullSize017.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A woman prepares a suckling pig after an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali. Hindus in Bali are not vegetarians.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliFeatures025.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Hindus in Bali pray during an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliFeatures024.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Hindus in Bali pray during an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliFeatures023.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Hindus in Bali pray during an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliFeatures020.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Hindus in Bali chat during an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliFeatures019.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A Pedanda, a very high cast of Hindu priest in Bali, leads an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliFeatures015.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Family members bless their temple during an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliFeatures013.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Family members bless their temple during an Odalan ceremony in a family temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The Odalan ceremony is the "birthday" ceremony for Hindu temples in Bali and are held every 210 days. They are common in Bali.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliFeatures012.jpg
  • 08 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Family members pray during a ceremony to honor a family temple in Ubud, Bali. Balinese Hindus have a 210 day calender and every almost every family compound on Bali has a family temple. Once a year (or every 210 days) families celebrate the "birthday" of their temple with a ceremony.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Women walk through their family compound during a ceremony to honor a family temple in Ubud, Bali. Balinese Hindus have a 210 day calender and every almost every family compound on Bali has a family temple. Once a year (or every 210 days) families celebrate the "birthday" of their temple with a ceremony.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MurnisTempleCeremony015.jpg
  • 08 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Women walk through their family compound during a ceremony to honor a family temple in Ubud, Bali. Balinese Hindus have a 210 day calender and every almost every family compound on Bali has a family temple. Once a year (or every 210 days) families celebrate the "birthday" of their temple with a ceremony.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 JULY 2012 - PHOENIX, AZ:   Current and former members of the US military are naturalized as US citizens in Phoenix Wednesday. About 250 people, from 62 countries, were naturalized as US citizens during the 24th Annual Fiesta of Independence naturization ceremony at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix Wednesday. The ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver, Chief United States District Court Judge.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Family members pray during a ceremony to honor a family temple in Ubud, Bali. Balinese Hindus have a 210 day calender and every almost every family compound on Bali has a family temple. Once a year (or every 210 days) families celebrate the "birthday" of their temple with a ceremony.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MurnisTempleCeremony032.jpg
  • 08 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Family members pray during a ceremony to honor a family temple in Ubud, Bali. Balinese Hindus have a 210 day calender and every almost every family compound on Bali has a family temple. Once a year (or every 210 days) families celebrate the "birthday" of their temple with a ceremony.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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