CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-GUARDIAN SPIRIT-PRAYING RITUAL

CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-GUARDIAN SPIRIT-PRAYING RITUAL

(230524) -- PHNOM PENH, May 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers take a selfie during a "guardian spirit" ritual in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on May 24, 2023. Dozens of villagers on the northwest outskirts of Phnom Penh in Cambodia painted their faces and bodies as well as donned grass skirts on Wednesday as they celebrated an annual traditional ritual to ask a "guardian spirit" to bring good fortune and rain for their rice crop. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

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