The Kathina Festival In New Zealand

The Kathina Festival In New Zealand

Buddhist monks chant during a pirith ceremony to invoke blessings ahead of the annual Kathina festival at Samadhi Buddhist Temple in Rolleston on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand, on November 8, 2024. The Kathina is an annual two-day Buddhist festival that occurs at the end of the three-month rainy season retreat of Theravada Buddhist monks in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand. Devotees perform a series of special religious activities, with the most important one being the Kathina Cheevara Puja, or the offering of robes to monks who complete the rainy season retreats. (Photo by Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto)

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