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Silent light: Stunning images capture 1,250 Buddhist monks congregating 
for hushed annual prayer and lantern lighting ceremony in Thailand

• By Rachael Burford For Mailonline PUBLISHED: 12 February 2017 

Stunning images captured the thousands of Buddhist monks who gathered to pray in silence in celebration of Makha Bucha Day.

Devotees donned traditional orange dress when they gathered outside the colossal 1,000 acre Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in the north of Bangkok on February 11 for the annual festival.

Makha Bucha Day is held in celebration of the god Buddha's teachings and takes place in the third lunar month of the Buddhist calendar.

This year 1250 monks gathered to be 'ordained by the Buddha' and take part in the festivities. 

Makha Bucha is one of the most important holidays in the Thai calendar and is finalised with a haunting candlelight ceremony where visitors sit kneeled on the floor as they pray.

Makha Bucha is one of the most important holidays in the Thai calendar and is finalised with a haunting candlelight ceremony where visitors sit kneeled on the floor as they pray

Wat Phra Dhammakaya IS colossal 1,000 acre temple that was founded 
in 1970 by Maechi (nun) Chandra Khonnokyoong and Luang Por Dhammajayo

Makha Bucha Day is held in celebration of the god Buddha's teachings 
and takes place in the third lunar month of the Buddhist calendar

Thousands of Buddhists sit outside the Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple 
with candles during the yearly ceremony in the north of Bangkok

This year 1250 monks gathered to be 'ordained by the Buddha' and 
take part in lantern lighting ceremony during the celebrations

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