the ladies of the house start cooking food for the monks and guests before first light,
tables full of food,
the chanting lasts for a couple of hours,
I sort of liked this shot, the sunlight is lighting this monks back and then reflecting against the wall, the trouble is I did not want to use a flash and I guess if I did to lighten the monks face I would have lost the back light, I really needed a tripod and a 5 shot under/over exposure bracket of shots then combine them in Photoshop,
after the chanting the abbot goes outside and puts blessings over the doors to bring I guess good luck to those that enter and/or live here,
gold leaf and white paint are applied by hand,
double doors so both sides have to be done,
close up of the blessing,
Diana beneath the double doors,
both blessings,
then after the monks had finished eating the guests were servered, lots of food!
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