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Nan, Northern Thailand, 2025.
During the ordination of two young boys, one candidate has his head shaved by a senior monk before pabbajjā, the Buddhist “going forth”. The shaving precedes the moment when the boy will put on the robes, take refuge in the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha, and undertake the ten precepts as a sāmaṇera, or novice. I was present as a guest of the family and photographed this moment as it marks the visible beginning of his passage from lay life into novice life.
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