Entrance to the home where the ceremony took place.
Family members prepare to walk three times around the ceremonial area with photographs and ashes of the recently deceased
Procession, relatives carrying photographs of the departed
Pictures of the ancestors
Remembering a departed relative
During the ceremony
Grandmother and child
At the ceremony
Not everyone paid attention during the whole ceremony
Monks
Monks eat after the ceremony
Gifts for the monks
Offering a gift to the monks
Bringing food for the monks
Preparing food for the guests
Villagers eating food the monks left behind
After the first day's events, guests watch an open air movie (it went on until 5 am.) Behind the screen, locals and passers by gathered on the to watch the movie from the roadside. The movie and the lights were powered by a portable generator brought in for the occasion. There is normally no electricity here.
One of the monks leaves with gifts after the ceremony
