Lao PDR - Nam Ou river - Novice Buddhist monk at the 480 year old temple in Ban Mouanghoun

Portrait of a young novice Buddhist monk wearing an orange robe before a ceremony at the 480 year old temple in Ban Mouanghoun, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Although there are several villages with temples along the Nam Ou river, the remote and roadless Ban Mouanghoun is the only village in this area with its own resident monks who are also required to perform ceremonies at all the local villages. Lao Buddhists are very devout and almost every Lao man joins a monastery, or temple, for at least a short period of time. Many men also become monks for the rest of their lives. Ban Mouanghoun will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower project Dam 5.

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Portrait of a young novice Buddhist monk wearing an orange robe before a ceremony at the 480 year old temple in Ban Mouanghoun, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Although there are several villages with temples along the Nam Ou river, the remote and roadless Ban Mouanghoun is the only village in this area with its own resident monks who are also required to perform ceremonies at all the local villages. Lao Buddhists are very devout and almost every Lao man joins a monastery, or temple, for at least a short period of time. Many men also become monks for the rest of their lives. Ban Mouanghoun will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower project Dam 5.