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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A military officer bows after making an offering of a gift for the hospitalized King of Thailand at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Military officers make an offering of a gift for the hospitalized King of Thailand at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man wearing pink makes an offering of  a gift for the hospitalized King of Thailand at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. He was wearing pink because it's viewed as a fortuitous color that could bring the King better health. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 AUGUST 2017 - SUKAWATI, BALI, INDONESIA: A woman makes a daily Hindu offering in front of her shop in the local market in Sukawati, Bali. Bali's local markets are open on an every three day rotating schedule because venders travel from town to town. Before modern refrigeration and convenience stores became common place on Bali, markets were thriving community gatherings. Fewer people shop at markets now as more and more consumers go to convenience stores and more families have refrigerators.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 AUGUST 2017 - SUKAWATI, BALI, INDONESIA: A woman makes a daily Hindu offering in front of her shop in the local market in Sukawati, Bali. Bali's local markets are open on an every three day rotating schedule because venders travel from town to town. Before modern refrigeration and convenience stores became common place on Bali, markets were thriving community gatherings. Fewer people shop at markets now as more and more consumers go to convenience stores and more families have refrigerators.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 AUGUST 2017 - SUKAWATI, BALI, INDONESIA: A woman makes a daily Hindu offering in front of her shop in the local market in Sukawati, Bali. Bali's local markets are open on an every three day rotating schedule because venders travel from town to town. Before modern refrigeration and convenience stores became common place on Bali, markets were thriving community gatherings. Fewer people shop at markets now as more and more consumers go to convenience stores and more families have refrigerators.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    Women pray for the hospitalized King of Thailand in the courtyard at Siriraj Hospital, outside the wing housing the King of Thailand, in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Women pray for the hospitalized King of Thailand in the courtyard at Siriraj Hospital, outside the wing housing the King of Thailand, in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman, with her child nearby, prays for the hospitalized King in the courtyard at Siriraj Hospital, outside the wing housing the King of Thailand, in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    People pray for the hospitalized King in the courtyard at Siriraj Hospital, outside the wing housing the King of Thailand, in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman prays for the hospitalized King in the courtyard at Siriraj Hospital, outside the wing housing the King of Thailand, in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A portrait of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, and his wife Queen Sirikit with gifts left for them at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Women pray for the hospitalized King of Thailand at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Women pray for the hospitalized King of Thailand at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman prays for the hospitalized King in the courtyard at Siriraj Hospital, outside the wing housing the King of Thailand, in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Muslim school children pose in front of picture of the King and Queen of Thailand after paying their respects to the monarchy at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Muslim school children present gifts to the Thai monarchy at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman prays for the hospitalized King of Thailand at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman prays for the hospitalized King of Thailand at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pink and yellow flowers left for the hospitalized King of Thailand at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. Yellow and pink are preferred colors for flowers because yellow is the color of the monarchy and pink is viewed as a fortuitous color that could bring the King better health. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man photographs gifts left for the hospitalized King of Thailand at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man in pink (right) drops off a gift for the hospitalized King of Thailand at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. He was wearing pink because it's viewed as a fortuitous color that could bring the King better health. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Women pose in front of picture of the King and Queen of Thailand after paying their respects to the monarchy at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. They were wearing pink because it's viewed as a fortuitous color that could bring the King better health. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   School children march past portraits of the King and Queen of Thailand on the way to paying their respects to the monarchy at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   School children pose in front of picture of the King and Queen of Thailand after paying their respects to the monarchy at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   School children march past portraits of the King and Queen of Thailand on the way to paying their respects to the monarchy at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai civil servants pose in front of picture of the King and Queen of Thailand after paying their respects to the monarchy at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. They were wearing pink because it's viewed as a fortuitous color that could bring the King better health. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Birthday cards left for Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Birthday cards left for Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A nurse prays for the hospitalized King in the courtyard at Siriraj Hospital, outside the wing housing the King of Thailand, in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A nurse prays for the hospitalized King in the courtyard at Siriraj Hospital, outside the wing housing the King of Thailand, in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Women pray for the hospitalized King of Thailand in the courtyard at Siriraj Hospital, outside the wing housing the King of Thailand, in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Women pray for the hospitalized King of Thailand in the courtyard at Siriraj Hospital, outside the wing housing the King of Thailand, in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman prays for the hospitalized King in the courtyard at Siriraj Hospital, outside the wing housing the King of Thailand, in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  School children line up for photos in front of a portrait of the King of Thailand at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   School children march into the lobby of Siriraj Hospital to pay their respects to the monarchy in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A soldier prays in the courtyard at Siriraj Hospital, outside the wing housing the King of Thailand, in Bangkok. Siriraj was the first hospital in Thailand and was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. It's reported to one of the best hospitals in Thailand and has been home to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, since 2009, when he was hospitalized to treat several ailments. Since his hospitalization tens of thousands of people have come to pay respects and offer get well wishes. The King's 85th birthday is on Dec 5 and crowds at the hospital are growing as his birthday approaches. The King is much revered throughout Thailand and is seen as unifying force in the politically fractured country.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 OCTOBER 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist offerings in front of a bar in the Patpong section of Bangkok. Many of the bars in Patpong are also brothels, the area is the heart of Bangkok's sex trade. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL:  Coins pounded into a piece of wood in Kathmandu. Nepalese believe the wood is connected to dentistry and pound nails into the wood when they have toothaches.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman holds flower garlands for offering to the Phra Buddha Sihing at the National Museum. The Phra Buddha Sihing, a revered statue of the Buddha, is carried by truck through the streets of Bangkok so people can make offerings and bathe it in scented oils. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's from 13 to 16 April. The date of the festival was originally set by astrological calculation, but it is now fixed. The traditional Thai New Year has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1. The first day of the holiday period is generally the most devout and many people go to temples to make merit and offer prayers for the new year.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman holds flower garlands for offering to the Phra Buddha Sihing at the National Museum. The Phra Buddha Sihing, a revered statue of the Buddha, is carried by truck through the streets of Bangkok so people can make offerings and bathe it in scented oils. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's from 13 to 16 April. The date of the festival was originally set by astrological calculation, but it is now fixed. The traditional Thai New Year has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1. The first day of the holiday period is generally the most devout and many people go to temples to make merit and offer prayers for the new year.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JULY 2016 - KUSAMBA, BALI, INDONESIA:   Balinese Hindu community leaders throw an offering into the ocean after a prayer service. Several hundred Balinese Hindus gathered on the beach in Kusamba, Bali, for a ceremony to honor the full moon. They prayed for more than hour and then community leaders threw an offering into the ocean.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JULY 2016 - KUSAMBA, BALI, INDONESIA:   Balinese Hindu community leaders throw an offering into the ocean after a prayer service. Several hundred Balinese Hindus gathered on the beach in Kusamba, Bali, for a ceremony to honor the full moon. They prayed for more than hour and then community leaders threw an offering into the ocean.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JULY 2016 - KUSAMBA, BALI, INDONESIA:   Balinese Hindu community leaders walk to the ocean to throw an offering into the ocean after a prayer service. Several hundred Balinese Hindus gathered on the beach in Kusamba, Bali, for a ceremony to honor the full moon. They prayed for more than hour and then community leaders threw an offering into the ocean.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Bangkok policeman prays and makes an offering to the Phra Buddha Sihing during the procession's stop in Thonburi. The Phra Buddha Sihing, a revered statue of the Buddha, is carried by truck through the streets of Bangkok so people can make offerings and bathe it in scented oils. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's from 13 to 16 April. The date of the festival was originally set by astrological calculation, but it is now fixed. The traditional Thai New Year has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1. The first day of the holiday period is generally the most devout and many people go to temples to make merit and offer prayers for the new year.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Bangkok policeman prays and makes an offering to the Phra Buddha Sihing during the procession's stop in Thonburi. The Phra Buddha Sihing, a revered statue of the Buddha, is carried by truck through the streets of Bangkok so people can make offerings and bathe it in scented oils. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's from 13 to 16 April. The date of the festival was originally set by astrological calculation, but it is now fixed. The traditional Thai New Year has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1. The first day of the holiday period is generally the most devout and many people go to temples to make merit and offer prayers for the new year.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman holds flower garlands for offering to the Phra Buddha Sihing at the National Museum. The Phra Buddha Sihing, a revered statue of the Buddha, is carried by truck through the streets of Bangkok so people can make offerings and bathe it in scented oils. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's from 13 to 16 April. The date of the festival was originally set by astrological calculation, but it is now fixed. The traditional Thai New Year has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1. The first day of the holiday period is generally the most devout and many people go to temples to make merit and offer prayers for the new year.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman makes an offering for the offering at Wat Bowon Niwet in Bangkok. Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara, who headed Thailand’s order of Buddhist monks for more than two decades and was known as the Supreme Patriarch, died Oct. 24 at a hospital in Bangkok. He was 100. He was ordained as a Buddhist monk in 1933 and rose through the monastic ranks to become the Supreme Patriarch in 1989. He was the spiritual advisor to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand when the King served as monk in 1956. There is a 100 day mourning period for the Patriarch. Although the Patriarch was a Theravada Buddhist, he was the Supreme Patriarch of all Buddhists in Thailand, including the Mahayana sect, which is based on Chinese Buddhism.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: A woman prays while making a pre-Songkran offering at Wat Phra Singh in Chiang Mai. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. The traditional Thai New Year has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1. The first day of the holiday period is generally the most devout and many people go to temples to make merit and offer prayers for the new year.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  A monk ties a string bracelet on a schoolgirl's wrist after she made a Songkran offering at Wat Phra Singh in Chiang Mai. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. The traditional Thai New Year has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1. The first day of the holiday period is generally the most devout and many people go to temples to make merit and offer prayers for the new year.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:   A woman makes merit ahead of Songkran by giving an offering at Wat Phra Singh in Chiang Mai. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. The traditional Thai New Year has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1. The first day of the holiday period is generally the most devout and many people go to temples to make merit and offer prayers for the new year.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  A songkran offering at Wat Phra Singh in Chiang Mai. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. The traditional Thai New Year has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1. The first day of the holiday period is generally the most devout and many people go to temples to make merit and offer prayers for the new year.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  A man makes merit ahead of Songkran by giving an offering at Wat Phra Singh in Chiang Mai. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. The traditional Thai New Year has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1. The first day of the holiday period is generally the most devout and many people go to temples to make merit and offer prayers for the new year.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JUNE 2011 - CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: "Mahouts" or elephant handlers, with their elephants at the Elephant Nature Park near Chiang Mai, Thailand. Elephant Nature Park rescues working elephants abused by the owners. Many of the rescued elephants used to work "begging" in the tourist districts of Bangkok and other Thai cities. A few of the elephants were injured by landmines on the Thai-Burma border. The park does not offer elephant rides or shows like most of the other parks in Chiang Mai, instead offering a chance to get close to the animals on a more humane basis.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JUNE 2011 - CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Tourists help bathe elephants at the Elephant Nature Park near Chiang Mai, Thailand. Elephant Nature Park rescues working elephants abused by the owners. Many of the rescued elephants used to work "begging" in the tourist districts of Bangkok and other Thai cities. A few of the elephants were injured by landmines on the Thai-Burma border. The park does not offer elephant rides or shows like most of the other parks in Chiang Mai, instead offering a chance to get close to the animals on a more humane basis.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirt leader Veera Musikapong makes merit by presenting an offering to a portrait of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej during a ceremony to mark Thai Coronation Day Wednesday. The Red Shirts have been accused of being anti-monarchy and their Coronation Day Ceremony was a way of countering that perception. Coronation Day honors the day the King was officially crowned on May 5, 1950. Red Shirt protesters continued their actions in Bangkok Wednesday. The Red Shirts conditionally accepted the offer of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve parliament, investigate alleged human rights violations following the violence of April 10 and call for new elections in November of this year, 18 months earlier than they are currently scheduled. They are withholding final acceptance of the so called Road Map until the Prime Minister releases more specifics on the arrangement and announces the date for the dissolution of parliament. Proposals to amend the constitution are also a sticking point. The Red Shirts want the 1997 constitution reinstated, the government and other anti-Red Shirt groups want to keep the current constitution, enacted in 2007. The Red Shirts, who started their protest on March 13, continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament immediately and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirt leader Veera Musikapong makes merit by presenting an offering to a portrait of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej during a ceremony to mark Thai Coronation Day Wednesday. The Red Shirts have been accused of being anti-monarchy and their Coronation Day Ceremony was a way of countering that perception. Coronation Day honors the day the King was officially crowned on May 5, 1950. Red Shirt protesters continued their actions in Bangkok Wednesday. The Red Shirts conditionally accepted the offer of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve parliament, investigate alleged human rights violations following the violence of April 10 and call for new elections in November of this year, 18 months earlier than they are currently scheduled. They are withholding final acceptance of the so called Road Map until the Prime Minister releases more specifics on the arrangement and announces the date for the dissolution of parliament. Proposals to amend the constitution are also a sticking point. The Red Shirts want the 1997 constitution reinstated, the government and other anti-Red Shirt groups want to keep the current constitution, enacted in 2007. The Red Shirts, who started their protest on March 13, continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament immediately and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Red Shirt leader Nattawut Saikuar makes merit by presenting an offering to a portrait of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej during a ceremony to mark Thai Coronation Day Wednesday. The Red Shirts have been accused of being anti-monarchy and their Coronation Day Ceremony was a way of countering that perception. Coronation Day honors the day the King was officially crowned on May 5, 1950.  Red Shirt protesters continued their actions in Bangkok Wednesday. The Red Shirts conditionally accepted the offer of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve parliament, investigate alleged human rights violations following the violence of April 10 and call for new elections in November of this year, 18 months earlier than they are currently scheduled. They are withholding final acceptance of the so called Road Map until the Prime Minister releases more specifics on the arrangement and announces the date for the dissolution of parliament. Proposals to amend the constitution are also a sticking point. The Red Shirts want the 1997 constitution reinstated, the government and other anti-Red Shirt groups want to keep the current constitution, enacted in 2007. The Red Shirts, who started their protest on March 13, continue to call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and dissolve parliament immediately and demand the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  A monk ties a string bracelet on a schoolgirl's wrist after she made a Songkran offering at Wat Phra Singh in Chiang Mai. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. The traditional Thai New Year has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1. The first day of the holiday period is generally the most devout and many people go to temples to make merit and offer prayers for the new year.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: A woman prays while making a pre-Songkran offering at Wat Phra Singh in Chiang Mai. Songkran is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran is in the hottest time of the year in Thailand, at the end of the dry season and provides an excuse for people to cool off in friendly water fights that take place throughout the country. The traditional Thai New Year has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1. The first day of the holiday period is generally the most devout and many people go to temples to make merit and offer prayers for the new year.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JUNE 2011 - CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: "Mahouts" or elephant handlers, with their elephants at the Elephant Nature Park near Chiang Mai, Thailand. Elephant Nature Park rescues working elephants abused by the owners. Many of the rescued elephants used to work "begging" in the tourist districts of Bangkok and other Thai cities. A few of the elephants were injured by landmines on the Thai-Burma border. The park does not offer elephant rides or shows like most of the other parks in Chiang Mai, instead offering a chance to get close to the animals on a more humane basis.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JUNE 2011 - CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Tourists help bathe elephants at the Elephant Nature Park near Chiang Mai, Thailand. Elephant Nature Park rescues working elephants abused by the owners. Many of the rescued elephants used to work "begging" in the tourist districts of Bangkok and other Thai cities. A few of the elephants were injured by landmines on the Thai-Burma border. The park does not offer elephant rides or shows like most of the other parks in Chiang Mai, instead offering a chance to get close to the animals on a more humane basis.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the Pom Mahakan community, near the Grand Palace, serve soup to mourners walking down to the palace to honor the King. Thais are honoring their late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, also known as Rama IX, in various ways. Many barbers are offering mourners free haircuts on the streets near the Grand Palace, where the King is lying in state and communities around the palace are offering free meals to mourners walking to the palace.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man stops a Buddhist monk and offers Songkran prayers in Bangkok. Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year's Festival. It is held April 13-16. Many Thais mark the holiday by going to temples and making merit by giving extra alms to monks or offering extra prayers. They also mark Songkran with joyous water fights. Songkran has been a national holiday since 1940, when Thailand moved the first day of the year to January 1.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 MAY 2017 - CHACHOENGSAO, THAILAND:  A woman with an offering of hard boiled eggs prays at Wat Sothon (also spelled Sothorn) in Chachoengsao, Thailand. The temple is one of the largest and most visited in Thailand. People make merit by paying to wrap the Buddha statues in orange robes. The temple is most famous because people leave hard boiled eggs as an offering at the temple. They ask for business success or children and leave hundreds of hard boiled eggs.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman with a photo of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the late King of Thailand, watches the sun set behind the Grand Palace in Bangkok while her friends text on their smart phones. Crowd of mourners continue to go to the palace to honor the King, nearly three weeks after his death. Thais are honoring their late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, also known as Rama IX, in various ways. Many barbers are offering mourners free haircuts on the streets near the Grand Palace, where the King is lying in state and communities around the palace are offering free meals to mourners walking to the palace.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman with a photo of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the late King of Thailand, watches the sun set behind the Grand Palace in Bangkok while her friends text on their smart phones. Crowd of mourners continue to go to the palace to honor the King, nearly three weeks after his death. Thais are honoring their late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, also known as Rama IX, in various ways. Many barbers are offering mourners free haircuts on the streets near the Grand Palace, where the King is lying in state and communities around the palace are offering free meals to mourners walking to the palace.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man takes a picture of the Grand Palace with his iPad. Crowd of mourners continue to go to the palace to honor the King, nearly three weeks after his death. Thais are honoring their late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, also known as Rama IX, in various ways. Many barbers are offering mourners free haircuts on the streets near the Grand Palace, where the King is lying in state and communities around the palace are offering free meals to mourners walking to the palace.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man takes a picture of the Grand Palace with his iPad. Crowd of mourners continue to go to the palace to honor the King, nearly three weeks after his death. Thais are honoring their late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, also known as Rama IX, in various ways. Many barbers are offering mourners free haircuts on the streets near the Grand Palace, where the King is lying in state and communities around the palace are offering free meals to mourners walking to the palace.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the Pom Mahakan community, near the Grand Palace, serve soup to mourners walking down to the palace to honor the King. Thais are honoring their late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, also known as Rama IX, in various ways. Many barbers are offering mourners free haircuts on the streets near the Grand Palace, where the King is lying in state and communities around the palace are offering free meals to mourners walking to the palace.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the Pom Mahakan community, near the Grand Palace, serve soup to mourners walking down to the palace to honor the King. Thais are honoring their late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, also known as Rama IX, in various ways. Many barbers are offering mourners free haircuts on the streets near the Grand Palace, where the King is lying in state and communities around the palace are offering free meals to mourners walking to the palace.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Members of the Pom Mahakan community, near the Grand Palace, serve soup to mourners walking down to the palace to honor the King. Thais are honoring their late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, also known as Rama IX, in various ways. Many barbers are offering mourners free haircuts on the streets near the Grand Palace, where the King is lying in state and communities around the palace are offering free meals to mourners walking to the palace.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Barbers on Damrong Rak Street, near the Grand Palace, give free haircuts to people going to the palace to mourn the King. Thais are honoring their late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, also known as Rama IX in various ways. Many barbers are offering mourners free haircuts on the streets near the Grand Palace, where the King is lying in state and communities around the palace are offering free meals to mourners walking to the palace.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Barbers on Damrong Rak Street, near the Grand Palace, give free haircuts to people going to the palace to mourn the King. Thais are honoring their late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, also known as Rama IX in various ways. Many barbers are offering mourners free haircuts on the streets near the Grand Palace, where the King is lying in state and communities around the palace are offering free meals to mourners walking to the palace.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man cooks stewed duck for Hungry Ghost Day offerings in Bangkok's Chinatown. Mahayana  Buddhists believe that the gates of hell are opened on the full moon of the seventh lunar month of the Chinese calendar, and the spirits of hungry ghosts allowed to roam the earth. These ghosts need food and merit to find their way back to their own. People help by offering food, paper money, candles and flowers, making merit of their own in the process. Hungry Ghost Day is observed in communities with a large ethnic Chinese population, like Bangkok's Chinatown.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man cooks stewed duck for Hungry Ghost Day offerings in Bangkok's Chinatown. Mahayana  Buddhists believe that the gates of hell are opened on the full moon of the seventh lunar month of the Chinese calendar, and the spirits of hungry ghosts allowed to roam the earth. These ghosts need food and merit to find their way back to their own. People help by offering food, paper money, candles and flowers, making merit of their own in the process. Hungry Ghost Day is observed in communities with a large ethnic Chinese population, like Bangkok's Chinatown.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man cooks stewed duck for Hungry Ghost Day offerings in Bangkok's Chinatown. Mahayana  Buddhists believe that the gates of hell are opened on the full moon of the seventh lunar month of the Chinese calendar, and the spirits of hungry ghosts allowed to roam the earth. These ghosts need food and merit to find their way back to their own. People help by offering food, paper money, candles and flowers, making merit of their own in the process. Hungry Ghost Day is observed in communities with a large ethnic Chinese population, like Bangkok's Chinatown.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man cooks stewed duck for Hungry Ghost Day offerings in Bangkok's Chinatown. Mahayana  Buddhists believe that the gates of hell are opened on the full moon of the seventh lunar month of the Chinese calendar, and the spirits of hungry ghosts allowed to roam the earth. These ghosts need food and merit to find their way back to their own. People help by offering food, paper money, candles and flowers, making merit of their own in the process. Hungry Ghost Day is observed in communities with a large ethnic Chinese population, like Bangkok's Chinatown.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People buy stewed ducks and chickens to be used as offerings for the ghosts on Hungry Ghost Day in Bangkok's Chinatown. Mahayana  Buddhists believe that the gates of hell are opened on the full moon of the seventh lunar month of the Chinese calendar, and the spirits of hungry ghosts allowed to roam the earth. These ghosts need food and merit to find their way back to their own. People help by offering food, paper money, candles and flowers, making merit of their own in the process. Hungry Ghost Day is observed in communities with a large ethnic Chinese population, like Bangkok's Chinatown.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People buy stewed ducks and chickens to be used as offerings for the ghosts on Hungry Ghost Day in Bangkok's Chinatown. Mahayana  Buddhists believe that the gates of hell are opened on the full moon of the seventh lunar month of the Chinese calendar, and the spirits of hungry ghosts allowed to roam the earth. These ghosts need food and merit to find their way back to their own. People help by offering food, paper money, candles and flowers, making merit of their own in the process. Hungry Ghost Day is observed in communities with a large ethnic Chinese population, like Bangkok's Chinatown.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman walks into Wat Mangkon Kamalawat in the Chinatown section of Bangkok with offerings to be burned on Hungry Ghost Day. Wat Mangkon Kamalawat is the largest Mahayana Buddhist temple in Chinatown. Mahayana  Buddhists believe that the gates of hell are opened on the full moon of the seventh lunar month of the Chinese calendar, and the spirits of hungry ghosts allowed to roam the earth. These ghosts need food and merit to find their way back to their own. People help by offering food, paper money, candles and flowers, making merit of their own in the process. Hungry Ghost Day is observed in communities with a large ethnic Chinese population, like Bangkok's Chinatown.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JULY 2013 - PHRA PHUTTHABAT, THAILAND:  A monk receives an offering from an woman during the Tak Bat Dok Mai at Wat Phra Phutthabat in Saraburi province of Thailand, Monday, July 22. Wat Phra Phutthabat is famous for the way it marks the beginning of Vassa, the three-month annual retreat observed by Theravada monks and nuns. The temple is highly revered in Thailand because it houses a footstep of the Buddha. On the first day of Vassa (or Buddhist Lent) people come to the temple to "make merit" and present the monks there with dancing lady ginger flowers, which only bloom in the weeks leading up Vassa. They also present monks with candles and wash their feet. During Vassa, monks and nuns remain inside monasteries and temple grounds, devoting their time to intensive meditation and study. Laypeople support the monastic sangha by bringing food, candles and other offerings to temples. Laypeople also often observe Vassa by giving up something, such as smoking or eating meat. For this reason, westerners sometimes call Vassa the "Buddhist Lent."    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2006 - PHOENIX, AZ: Prisoners in the Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix, AZ, take English classes offered to Spanish speaking prisoners in the jail. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is offering intensive two week English classes in the Maricopa County Jails so county prisoners can communicate with Detention Officers. The classes teach "jail English" so inmates can report medical problems, request their lawyers, request bedding etc. There are more than 1,000 illegal immigrants in the county jail system. In 2011, the US Department of Justice issued a report highly critical of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department and the jails. The DOJ said the Sheriff's Dept. engages in widespread discrimination against Latinos during traffic stops and immigration enforcement, violates the rights of Spanish speaking prisoners in the jails and retaliates against the Sheriff's political opponents.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2006 - PHOENIX, AZ: Prisoners in the Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix, AZ, take English classes offered to Spanish speaking prisoners in the jail. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is offering intensive two week English classes in the Maricopa County Jails so county prisoners can communicate with Detention Officers. The classes teach "jail English" so inmates can report medical problems, request their lawyers, request bedding etc. There are more than 1,000 illegal immigrants in the county jail system. In 2011, the US Department of Justice issued a report highly critical of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department and the jails. The DOJ said the Sheriff's Dept. engages in widespread discrimination against Latinos during traffic stops and immigration enforcement, violates the rights of Spanish speaking prisoners in the jails and retaliates against the Sheriff's political opponents.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2006 - PHOENIX, AZ: Prisoners in the Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix, AZ, take English classes offered to Spanish speaking prisoners in the jail. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is offering intensive two week English classes in the Maricopa County Jails so county prisoners can communicate with Detention Officers. The classes teach "jail English" so inmates can report medical problems, request their lawyers, request bedding etc. There are more than 1,000 illegal immigrants in the county jail system. In 2011, the US Department of Justice issued a report highly critical of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department and the jails. The DOJ said the Sheriff's Dept. engages in widespread discrimination against Latinos during traffic stops and immigration enforcement, violates the rights of Spanish speaking prisoners in the jails and retaliates against the Sheriff's political opponents.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2006 - PHOENIX, AZ: Prisoners in the Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix, AZ, take English classes offered to Spanish speaking prisoners in the jail. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is offering intensive two week English classes in the Maricopa County Jails so county prisoners can communicate with Detention Officers. The classes teach "jail English" so inmates can report medical problems, request their lawyers, request bedding etc. There are more than 1,000 illegal immigrants in the county jail system. In 2011, the US Department of Justice issued a report highly critical of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department and the jails. The DOJ said the Sheriff's Dept. engages in widespread discrimination against Latinos during traffic stops and immigration enforcement, violates the rights of Spanish speaking prisoners in the jails and retaliates against the Sheriff's political opponents.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JULY 2011 - PHRA PHUTTHABAT, SARABURI, THAILAND:   A man makes an offering to the monks during the Tak Bat Dok Mai at Wat Phra Phutthabat in Saraburi province of Thailand, Friday, July 15. Wat Phra Phutthabat in Phra Phutthabat, Saraburi, Thailand, is famous for the way it marks the beginning of Vassa, the three-month annual retreat observed by Theravada monks and nuns. The temple is highly revered in Thailand because it houses a footstep of the Buddha. On the first day of Vassa (or Buddhist Lent) people come to the temple to "make merit" and present the monks there with dancing lady ginger flowers, which only bloom in the weeks leading up Vassa. They also present monks with candles and wash their feet. During Vassa, monks and nuns remain inside monasteries and temple grounds, devoting their time to intensive meditation and study. Laypeople support the monastic sangha by bringing food, candles and other offerings to temples. Laypeople also often observe Vassa by giving up something, such as smoking or eating meat. For this reason, westerners sometimes call Vassa the "Buddhist Lent." The tradition of Vassa began during the life of the Buddha. Most of the time, the first Buddhist monks who followed the Buddha did not stay in one place, but walked from village to village to teach. They begged for their food and often slept outdoors, sheltered only by trees. But during India's summer rainy season living as homeless ascetics became difficult. So, groups of monks would find a place to stay together until the rain stopped, forming a temporary community. Wealthy laypeople sometimes sheltered monks on their estates. Eventually a few of these patrons built permanent houses for monks, which amounted to an early form of monastery.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JULY 2011 - PHRA PHUTTHABAT, SARABURI, THAILAND:   A woman makes an offering to a monk during the Tak Bat Dok Mai at Wat Phra Phutthabat in Saraburi province of Thailand, Friday, July 15. Wat Phra Phutthabat in Phra Phutthabat, Saraburi, Thailand, is famous for the way it marks the beginning of Vassa, the three-month annual retreat observed by Theravada monks and nuns. The temple is highly revered in Thailand because it houses a footstep of the Buddha. On the first day of Vassa (or Buddhist Lent) people come to the temple to "make merit" and present the monks there with dancing lady ginger flowers, which only bloom in the weeks leading up Vassa. They also present monks with candles and wash their feet. During Vassa, monks and nuns remain inside monasteries and temple grounds, devoting their time to intensive meditation and study. Laypeople support the monastic sangha by bringing food, candles and other offerings to temples. Laypeople also often observe Vassa by giving up something, such as smoking or eating meat. For this reason, westerners sometimes call Vassa the "Buddhist Lent." The tradition of Vassa began during the life of the Buddha. Most of the time, the first Buddhist monks who followed the Buddha did not stay in one place, but walked from village to village to teach. They begged for their food and often slept outdoors, sheltered only by trees. But during India's summer rainy season living as homeless ascetics became difficult. So, groups of monks would find a place to stay together until the rain stopped, forming a temporary community. Wealthy laypeople sometimes sheltered monks on their estates. Eventually a few of these patrons built permanent houses for monks, which amounted to an early form of monastery.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Barbers on Damrong Rak Street, near the Grand Palace, give free haircuts to people going to the palace to mourn the King. Thais are honoring their late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, also known as Rama IX in various ways. Many barbers are offering mourners free haircuts on the streets near the Grand Palace, where the King is lying in state and communities around the palace are offering free meals to mourners walking to the palace.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Barbers on Damrong Rak Street, near the Grand Palace, give free haircuts to people going to the palace to mourn the King. Thais are honoring their late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, also known as Rama IX in various ways. Many barbers are offering mourners free haircuts on the streets near the Grand Palace, where the King is lying in state and communities around the palace are offering free meals to mourners walking to the palace.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Barbers on Damrong Rak Street, near the Grand Palace, give free haircuts to people going to the palace to mourn the King. Thais are honoring their late King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, also known as Rama IX in various ways. Many barbers are offering mourners free haircuts on the streets near the Grand Palace, where the King is lying in state and communities around the palace are offering free meals to mourners walking to the palace.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Stewed duck being cooked for Hungry Ghost Day offerings in Bangkok's Chinatown. Mahayana  Buddhists believe that the gates of hell are opened on the full moon of the seventh lunar month of the Chinese calendar, and the spirits of hungry ghosts allowed to roam the earth. These ghosts need food and merit to find their way back to their own. People help by offering food, paper money, candles and flowers, making merit of their own in the process. Hungry Ghost Day is observed in communities with a large ethnic Chinese population, like Bangkok's Chinatown.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A young man entering the monastery for Vassa makes an offering to his parents at Wat Benchamabophit on the first day of Vassa, the three-month annual retreat observed by Theravada monks and nuns. Men frequently enter the monastery and become Buddhist monks for Vassa. On the first day of Vassa (or Buddhist Lent) many Buddhists visit their temples to "make merit." During Vassa, monks and nuns remain inside monasteries and temple grounds, devoting their time to intensive meditation and study. Laypeople support the monastic sangha by bringing food, candles and other offerings to temples. Laypeople also often observe Vassa by giving up something, such as smoking or eating meat. For this reason, westerners sometimes call Vassa the "Buddhist Lent."       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2006 - PHOENIX, AZ: Prisoners in the Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix, AZ, take English classes offered to Spanish speaking prisoners in the jail. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is offering intensive two week English classes in the Maricopa County Jails so county prisoners can communicate with Detention Officers. The classes teach "jail English" so inmates can report medical problems, request their lawyers, request bedding etc. There are more than 1,000 illegal immigrants in the county jail system. In 2011, the US Department of Justice issued a report highly critical of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department and the jails. The DOJ said the Sheriff's Dept. engages in widespread discrimination against Latinos during traffic stops and immigration enforcement, violates the rights of Spanish speaking prisoners in the jails and retaliates against the Sheriff's political opponents.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2006 - PHOENIX, AZ: Prisoners in the Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix, AZ, take English classes offered to Spanish speaking prisoners in the jail. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is offering intensive two week English classes in the Maricopa County Jails so county prisoners can communicate with Detention Officers. The classes teach "jail English" so inmates can report medical problems, request their lawyers, request bedding etc. There are more than 1,000 illegal immigrants in the county jail system. In 2011, the US Department of Justice issued a report highly critical of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department and the jails. The DOJ said the Sheriff's Dept. engages in widespread discrimination against Latinos during traffic stops and immigration enforcement, violates the rights of Spanish speaking prisoners in the jails and retaliates against the Sheriff's political opponents.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man carries "ghost gold" into a Wat Mangon Kamalawat in Bangkok's Chinatown. Ghost gold is burned as an offering for ancestors. Bangkok has one of the largest "Chinatown" districts in the world. About 14% of all Thais have some Chinese ancestry and Chinese cultural practices are incorporated in many facets of Thai daily life.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People watch a movie outside projected across the canal during the Loy Krathong Fair along Klong (Canal) Ong Ang in Bangkok. This the first public event along the canal. Businesses that line the canal weve evicted about two years and the walkways along the canal were renovated. Loy Krathong takes place on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. In the western calendar this usually falls in November. Loy means 'to float', while krathong refers to the usually lotus-shaped container which floats on the water. Traditional krathongs are made of the layers of the trunk of a banana tree or a spider lily plant. Now, many people use krathongs of baked bread which disintegrate in the water and feed the fish. A krathong is decorated with elaborately folded banana leaves, incense sticks, and a candle. A small coin is sometimes included as an offering to the river spirits. On the night of the full moon, Thais launch their krathong on a river, canal or a pond, making a wish as they do so. The krathongs made at the Klong Ong Ang fair were made out of bread so they would decompose and feed the fish in the canal. Loy Krathong will be celebrated on November 22 this year.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People watch a movie outside projected across the canal during the Loy Krathong Fair along Klong (Canal) Ong Ang in Bangkok. This the first public event along the canal. Businesses that line the canal weve evicted about two years and the walkways along the canal were renovated. Loy Krathong takes place on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. In the western calendar this usually falls in November. Loy means 'to float', while krathong refers to the usually lotus-shaped container which floats on the water. Traditional krathongs are made of the layers of the trunk of a banana tree or a spider lily plant. Now, many people use krathongs of baked bread which disintegrate in the water and feed the fish. A krathong is decorated with elaborately folded banana leaves, incense sticks, and a candle. A small coin is sometimes included as an offering to the river spirits. On the night of the full moon, Thais launch their krathong on a river, canal or a pond, making a wish as they do so. The krathongs made at the Klong Ong Ang fair were made out of bread so they would decompose and feed the fish in the canal. Loy Krathong will be celebrated on November 22 this year.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LoyKrathongFair022.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People watch a movie outside projected across the canal during the Loy Krathong Fair along Klong (Canal) Ong Ang in Bangkok. This the first public event along the canal. Businesses that line the canal weve evicted about two years and the walkways along the canal were renovated. Loy Krathong takes place on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. In the western calendar this usually falls in November. Loy means 'to float', while krathong refers to the usually lotus-shaped container which floats on the water. Traditional krathongs are made of the layers of the trunk of a banana tree or a spider lily plant. Now, many people use krathongs of baked bread which disintegrate in the water and feed the fish. A krathong is decorated with elaborately folded banana leaves, incense sticks, and a candle. A small coin is sometimes included as an offering to the river spirits. On the night of the full moon, Thais launch their krathong on a river, canal or a pond, making a wish as they do so. The krathongs made at the Klong Ong Ang fair were made out of bread so they would decompose and feed the fish in the canal. Loy Krathong will be celebrated on November 22 this year.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: School boys drum in the style popular in the Isan region of Thailand during the Loy Krathong Fair along Klong (Canal) Ong Ang in Bangkok. This the first public event along the canal. Businesses that line the canal weve evicted about two years and the walkways along the canal were renovated. Loy Krathong takes place on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. In the western calendar this usually falls in November. Loy means 'to float', while krathong refers to the usually lotus-shaped container which floats on the water. Traditional krathongs are made of the layers of the trunk of a banana tree or a spider lily plant. Now, many people use krathongs of baked bread which disintegrate in the water and feed the fish. A krathong is decorated with elaborately folded banana leaves, incense sticks, and a candle. A small coin is sometimes included as an offering to the river spirits. On the night of the full moon, Thais launch their krathong on a river, canal or a pond, making a wish as they do so. The krathongs made at the Klong Ong Ang fair were made out of bread so they would decompose and feed the fish in the canal. Loy Krathong will be celebrated on November 22 this year.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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