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Each day at 4:00 a.m., monks from the local temples awaken, have prayers and then walk barefoot and silent through central Luang Prabang. This tradition is known as Sai Bat or Tak Bat. Local people kneel along the main street named Sisavangvong in prayer. Then they give the monks small packaged foods, sticky rice and money in exchange for their blessings.

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Barefoot Monks Walking at Dawn in Luang Prabang, Laos

Haw Pha Bang, Sisavangvong Road, Luang Prabang, Laos

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