Monday, 22 September 2008

Throwing rice to offer to the spirits who died with no relative during Pchum Ben

Young Buddhist devotees pray as they attend the annual Festival of the Dead, or "Pchumben" ceremony at a temple in Phnom Penh, early September 22, 2008. The festival culminate on the fifteen day of the tenth month of the Khmer calendar with millions of Cambodians visiting temples throughout the country to offer prayers and food to the spirits of their loved ones.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)
Buddhist devotees pray as they attend the annual Festival of the Dead, or "Pchumben" ceremony at a temple in Phnom Penh, early September 22, 2008. The festival culminate on the fifteen day of the tenth month of the Khmer calendar with millions of Cambodians visiting temples throughout the country to offer prayers and food to the spirits of their loved ones.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

Cambodian Buddhist followers hold cooked rice in preparation for throwing those to offer to the spirits who died with no relative during Pchum Ben, or ancestors' day, celebrations on the 15th day of the 10th month in Khmer calendar on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Cambodian Buddhist followers carry cooked rice and candles before throwing those to offer to the spirits who died with no relative during Pchum Ben, or ancestors' day, celebrations on the 15th day of the 10th month in Khmer calendar on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

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