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BANGKOK, THAILAND - MARCH 04: 2000 monks and far more laypeople gather for a candle lighting ceremony on March 4, 2015 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Bangkok, Thailand. During the Buddhist holiday of Makha Bucha, thousands gather at Wat Phra Dhammakaya for the Ceremony of Circumambulation and the Lighting of 100,000 Lanterns. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)

BANGKOK, THAILAND - MARCH 04:  2000 monks and far more laypeople gather for a candle lighting ceremony on March 4, 2015 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Bangkok, Thailand. During the Buddhist holiday of Makha Bucha, thousands gather at Wat Phra Dhammakaya for the Ceremony of Circumambulation and the Lighting of 100,000 Lanterns.  (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)