Wesak Day 2007

melvinfoo · 1st May 2007

On Vesak Day, Buddhists all over the world commemorate events of significance to Buddhists of all traditions: The birth, enlightenment and the passing away of Gautama Buddha. As Buddhism spread from India it was assimilated into many foreign cultures, and consequently Vesak is celebrated in many different ways all over the world.

source: wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesak

it's good to know what and why you shooting in any event you go.

1. outside the temple

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3. The devoters sticking gold stickers to the tail of the dragon, it's very common for Buddhists esp in thailand where they stick gold stickers to the buddha statue or related statue.

4. The monk give blessing to the devoters.

5. The young and the old all wish blessing year ahead..

melvinfoo · 1st May 2007

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10. the devoters give coins money to wish blessing year ahead..

melvinfoo · 1st May 2007

11. part of the ceromony is to bath the buddha for good luck

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14. the devoters ring the bell for good blessing

thanks for viewing. :-)

Canew · 1st May 2007

Thanks for sharing Bro. Especially liked #10.

OT: Why is it Vesak Day is celebrated on different days in Malaysia & Singapore?

oeyvind · 1st May 2007

Originally Posted by Canew

OT: Why is it Vesak Day is celebrated on different days in Malaysia & Singapore?

Because there's two full moon this May... Singapore & Thailand is celebrating on May 31

nigel84 · 1st May 2007

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3. The devoters sticking gold stickers to the tail of the dragon, it's very common for Buddhists esp in thailand where they stick gold stickers to the buddha statue or related statue.

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Correction it is reali gold that they use not stickers, just that its a reali very very very thin layer of gold. Something like plating but however the quality of the gold is very low but never stickers.

Canew · 1st May 2007

Originally Posted by oeyvind

Because there's two full moon this May... Singapore & Thailand is celebrating on May 31

Ah! So I see. So Malaysia is celebrating the first full moon.

jbma · 1st May 2007

You've managed to capture the atmosphere well.

avlaser · 1st May 2007

Well done and do come over to Spore this monthend for a complete photo shoot

mojopy · 1st May 2007

it's called Gold Foil.

melvinfoo · 1st May 2007

Originally Posted by nigel84

Correction it is reali gold that they use not stickers, just that its a reali very very very thin layer of gold. Something like plating but however the quality of the gold is very low but never stickers.

thanks for correction...

melvinfoo · 1st May 2007

Originally Posted by avlaser

Well done and do come over to Spore this monthend for a complete photo shoot

hmm.. maybe i will try that.

nikonrus · 2nd May 2007

Was actually thinking about a shoot during vesak day but I'm not buddhist so would apreciate any info.

Photography (flash) allowed during ceremony?
Don't want to goto the hottest temple - its way too crowded - not nice to be in the way of the devotees with tripod & camera gear, so which are the next few hotter Buddhist temples?
What are the ceremony timing?

Any other things to take note of - like no shoes/ no footwear, etc.

1st May 2007	#2
melvinfoo Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 336	Re: Wesak Day 2007 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. the devoters give coins money to wish blessing year ahead..

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melvinfoo Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 336	Re: Wesak Day 2007 11. part of the ceromony is to bath the buddha for good luck 12. 13. 14. the devoters ring the bell for good blessing thanks for viewing. :-)

1st May 2007	#4
Canew Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tampines Posts: 2,093	Re: Wesak Day 2007 Thanks for sharing Bro. Especially liked #10. OT: Why is it Vesak Day is celebrated on different days in Malaysia & Singapore?

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nigel84 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 816	Re: Wesak Day 2007 [/quote] 3. The devoters sticking gold stickers to the tail of the dragon, it's very common for Buddhists esp in thailand where they stick gold stickers to the buddha statue or related statue. [/quote] Correction it is reali gold that they use not stickers, just that its a reali very very very thin layer of gold. Something like plating but however the quality of the gold is very low but never stickers. __________________ My Humble Flickr --> The pavement of my thoughts

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jbma Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tampines Posts: 3,315	Re: Wesak Day 2007 You've managed to capture the atmosphere well.

1st May 2007	#1
melvinfoo Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 336	Wesak Day 2007 On Vesak Day, Buddhists all over the world commemorate events of significance to Buddhists of all traditions: The birth, enlightenment and the passing away of Gautama Buddha. As Buddhism spread from India it was assimilated into many foreign cultures, and consequently Vesak is celebrated in many different ways all over the world. source: wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesak it's good to know what and why you shooting in any event you go. 1. outside the temple 2. 3. The devoters sticking gold stickers to the tail of the dragon, it's very common for Buddhists esp in thailand where they stick gold stickers to the buddha statue or related statue. 4. The monk give blessing to the devoters. 5. The young and the old all wish blessing year ahead..

1st May 2007	#9
avlaser New Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 41	Re: Wesak Day 2007 Well done and do come over to Spore this monthend for a complete photo shoot

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mojopy Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: bEdOk NoRtH Posts: 286	Re: Wesak Day 2007 it's called Gold Foil. __________________ LX3, FM2, D200, 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5, 50mm f/1.8, 85mm f/1.8, SB800, LSII PBase\|\| Blog

2nd May 2007	#13
nikonrus Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 321	Re: Wesak Day 2007 Was actually thinking about a shoot during vesak day but I'm not buddhist so would apreciate any info. Photography (flash) allowed during ceremony? Don't want to goto the hottest temple - its way too crowded - not nice to be in the way of the devotees with tripod & camera gear, so which are the next few hotter Buddhist temples? What are the ceremony timing? Any other things to take note of - like no shoes/ no footwear, etc.