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Thai devotees offer prayers with flowers, candles and joss sticks lie down inside coffins as a Buddhist monk officiates at ritual believed to get rid of their bad fortune through a resurrection rite to mark the New Year at Wat Bang Na Nai temple in Bangkok, Thailand, 01 January 2023. Thai devotees attended the resurrection ceremony at the Buddhist temple by laying down inside coffins with a white cloth cover over them as a Buddhist monk chanted a dirge for the symbolic death to, then rise up again believing that they have been cleansed of their karma, get rid of bad luck and have been reborn for a fresh start in life with protection from harm, wealthier, in good health and that their wishes have been completely fulfilled to mark the start of new year. (Photo by Rungroj Yongrit/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
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