English: Most Thai males go through monkship for at least a few weeks. This picture, taken in January 2005, shows a young man's ordainment in the "Marble Temple". Part of the ceremony consists of the walk around the temple ahead of the procession of friends and relatives.
(Most Thai males go through monkship for at least a few weeks. This picture, taken in January 2005, shows a young man's ordainment in the "Marble Temple". Part of the ceremony consists of the walk around the temple ahead of the procession of friends and re)