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The Kathina Festival In New Zealand
Devotees from the Sri Lankan Buddhist community are offering prayers during a pirith chanting ceremony ahead of the annual Kathina festival at the Samadhi Buddhist Temple in Rolleston, a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, on November 24, 2023. The Kathina is an annual two-day Buddhist festival that occurs at the end of the three-month rainy season retreat of Theravada Buddhist monks in various countries including Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand. During this time, devotees are engaging in a series of special religious activities, with the most significant being the Kathina Cheevara Puja, or the offering of robes to monks who have completed their rainy season retreats. (Photo by Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto)
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| Photo ID | #10806252 |
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| Photographer | Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto |
| Category | Religion and Belief |
| Copyright | © 2026 NurPhoto - Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto |
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