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Thai Buddhists line the banks of the Bang Pakong river and throw freshly picked lotus flowers on a large golden Buddha statue floating past as they celebrate the Rap Bua or Lotus Flower Receiving Festival, in Bang Phli, Samut Prakan province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, October 7, 2014. The event is an old tradition in this area, celebrating the end of the Buddhist rain retreat called the Buddhist Lent, when Buddhists come to throw their offerings of lotus flowers on the floating Buddha for merit-making, a day before the official end of lent. The lotus flower is a holy flower because Lord Buddha is said to have walked upon lotus flowers after he was born. (Photo by Barbara Walton/EPA)
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