A man fans himself while reading a prayer book in front of a Buddha statue during the Kason Watering Festival celebrations at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon April 27, 2010. The watering festival falls on the full moon day of the Kason lunar month in the Myanmar calendar and marks Buddha's birthday, his enlightenment and eventual demise. On this day, devotees pour water on a Buddha statue resting under a Bodhi tree. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A woman prays near a Buddha statue during the Kason Watering Festival celebrations at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon April 27, 2010. The watering festival falls on the full moon day of the Kason lunar month in the Myanmar calendar and marks Buddha's birthday, his enlightenment and eventual demise. On this day, devotees pour water on the statue of Buddha resting under a Bodhi tree. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A devotee pours water on a Buddha statue resting under a Bodhi tree during the Kason Watering Festival celebrations at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon April 27, 2010. The watering festival falls on the full moon day of the Kason lunar month in the Myanmar calendar and marks Buddha's birthday, his enlightenment and eventual demise. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION) 

Devotees prepare pots of water during the Kason Watering Festival celebrations at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon April 27, 2010. The watering festival falls on the full moon day of the Kason lunar month in the Myanmar calendar and marks Buddha's birthday, his enlightenment and eventual demise. On this day, devotees pour water on the statue of Buddha resting under a Bodhi tree. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A devotee pours water on a Buddha statue resting under a Bodhi tree during the Kason Watering Festival celebrations at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon April 27, 2010. The watering festival falls on the full moon day of the Kason lunar month in the Myanmar calendar and marks Buddha's birthday, his enlightenment and eventual demise. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) 

Korean boy Kim Young-woo cries as his head is shaved by a Buddhist monk at the Chogye temple in Seoul April 27, 2002 during an annual ceremony which begins the celebration of Buddha's birthday. Buddha's birthday is celebrated in Korea on May 19. A group of 12 boys, all five or six years old, entered the temple on Saturday to live as novice monks for a period of 30 days. 

Korean boy Ahn Hyon-jin cries as his head is shaved by a Buddhist monk at the Chogye temple in Seoul April 27, 2002 during an annual ceremony which begins the celebration of Buddha's birthday. Buddha's birthday is celebrated in Korea on May 19. A group of 12 boys, all five or six years old, entered the temple on Saturday to live as novice monks for a period of 30 days. 

A Korean boy has his head is shaved by a Buddhist monk at the Chogye
temple in Seoul April 27, 2002 during an annual ceremony which begins
the celebration of Buddha's birthday. Buddha's birthday is celebrated
in Korea on May 19. A group of 12 boys, all five or six years old,
entered the temple on Saturday to live as novice monks for a period of
30 days. REUTERS/Jason Reed

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Korean boy Kim Young-woo cries as his head is shaved by a Buddhist monk
at the Chogye temple in Seoul April 27, 2002 during an annual ceremony
which begins the celebration of Buddha's birthday. Buddha's birthday is
celebrated in Korea on May 19. A group of 12 boys, all five or six
years old, entered the temple on Saturday to live as novice monks for a
period of 30 days. REUTERS/Jason Reed

JIR/PB 

Korean boy Ahn Hyon-jin cries as his head is shaved by a Buddhist monk
at the Chogye temple in Seoul April 27, 2002 during an annual ceremony
which begins the celebration of Buddha's birthday. Buddha's birthday is
celebrated in Korea on May 19. A group of 12 boys, all five or six
years old, entered the temple on Saturday to live as novice monks for a
period of 30 days. REUTERS/Jason Reed

JIR/PB