A monk looks at a tourist picture of himself he just paid for and recieved from a photographer stationed at Tian Tan Buddha


Lantau Island, Hong Kong Well over 100 monks and nuns made the 260 step ascent, stopping each 3rd step to prostrate themselves before the Lord Buddha. At high with a podium, the Tian Tan Buddha is one of the largest statues of Buddha in the world.


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Photo credit: © Betty Johnson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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