A monk from Lynn, Massachusetts, who has come to the temple to take part in the ceremony touches the tops of the candles offered for the retreat. Perhaps is symbolically lighting the candles. During the duration of the three months the monks will use an electric light instead of the candle. Consecration of the Buddha Statue, photograph 28 of 45, from Cambodian Traditional Crafts and Religious Ceremonies. View the Consecration group of photographs in order on the Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/BuddhaConcecration.
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