Thailand: King Chulalongkorn is carried through the street in his litter near Wat Bowannivet in Bangkok during the Thot Kathin ceremony, c. 1900. Thot Kathin is an important annual ceremony for Buddhists in Thailand and neighbouring countries. It takes place at the end of the monsoon season when monks are free to leave their monasteries and wander or go on pilgrimage. At this time, local devotees offer new robes and other essentials to the monks. Sponsoring a Kathin ceremony is considered a noble way of making merit in Thai society.

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