Wednesday, 24 September 2008

Buddhist monks pray in front of the graves of the last 14 victims of the Khmer Rouge regime during an annual ceremony known as "Pchumben"

Cambodian Buddhist monks pray in front of the graves of the last 14 victims of the Khmer Rouge regime during an annual ceremony known as "pchumben", or "festival of the dead", at Tuol Sleng genocide museum (S-21) in Phnom Penh, September 23, 2008. The festival culminates on the fifteenth day of the tenth month of the Khmer calendar with millions of Camobdians visiting temples throughout the country to offer prayer and food to the spirits of loved ones.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

A Cambodian woman places incense on the graves of the last 14 victims of the Khmer Rouge regime as Buddhist monks pray during an annual ceremony known as "pchumben", or "festival of the dead", at Tuol Sleng genocide museum (S-21) in Phnom Penh, September 23, 2008. The festival culminates on the fifteenth day of the tenth month of the Khmer calendar with millions of Camobdians visiting temples throughout the country to offer prayer and food to the spirits of loved ones.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

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