A Buddhist woman offers rice on Virak Wanabat, the second day of Khmer New Year, at a monastery in Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia.

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An elderly Buddhist woman is offering rice on Virak Wanabat, the second day of Khmer New Year, at a local monastery in Kampong Chhnang (also spelled as Kompong Chhnang), along the Tonlé Sap River, central Cambodia. The bowls with rice are collected by the monks and novices and serve as dinner.

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Size: 5116px × 3456px
Location: Kampong Chhnang (or Kompong Chhnang), Cambodia
Photo credit: © Guido Dingemans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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