On the last day of the Khmer New Year in Phnom Pehn, I went to the nearest temple near my guesthouse to photograph the traditions, and the washing of Buddha, which reminded me of the Hindu celebration of washing Krishna. Anyway, i was going back and forth passing a man reciting buddhist prayers spraying something like holy water over worshippers as they received his prayers, trying to figure out a way to photograph this little scene. ha, but the last time i walked past him and got a good face splash of water that he sprayed with something similar to a paint brush. it startled me so much, and only a few on lookers caught it, and chuckled, bc it was pretty funny. i mean, it was a splash, not a sprinkle, of this buddhist holy water. i guess i needed it.
here's a slideshow of a little local celebration just outside Siem Reap. i didn't succeed in finding traditions, but it was fun to catch a little dancing and food.
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