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men performing a ceremony at the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, Thailand
May 3, 2015

Temple Dance

A ceremony takes place in the courtyard of the Put Jaw Chinese Temple during the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, Thailand. “A wonderful moment,” writes Your Shot member Kampol Jindaprom, who visited the temple to pay homage during the nine-day event. “It stems from ... belief and faith.”

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Photograph by Kampol Jindaprom, National Geographic Your Shot

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