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A 100-year-old monk, Sathu Phò Achan Nantha (1905–2005), Abbot of Vat Ban Pak Chaek, writes a palm-leaf manuscript. Vat Ban Pak Chaek, Pak Ou district, Luang Prabang Province, Laos. Photographer(s): Berger, Hans Georg
Offerings for a manuscript ceremony. Photographer(s): Berger, Hans Georg
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Lay women preparing traditional offerings to be used in manuscript ceremony. Manuscript Preservation Project of the National Library of Laos, Southern Laos. Modern digital print printed in 2020.
Khong Sedon Procession 5. Photographer(s): Berger, Hans Georg
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Procession of senior monks carrying cleaned manuscripts. Manuscript Preservation Project of the National Library of Laos, Khong Sedon, Saravan Province, Laos. Modern digital print printed in 2020.
Khong Sedon Procession 1. Photographer(s): Berger, Hans Georg
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Procession of schoolchildren with cleaned manuscripts. Manuscript Preservation Project of the National Library of Laos, Khong Sedon, Saravan Province, Laos. Modern digital print printed in 2020.
Khong Sedon Procession 4. Photographer(s): Berger, Hans Georg
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Procession of laywomen carrying cleaned manuscripts. Manuscript Preservation Project of the National Library of Laos, Khong Sedon, Saravan Province, Laos. Modern digital print printed in 2020.
Monks presenting cleaned manuscripts. Photographer(s): Berger, Hans Georg
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Abbot, monks and novices presenting manuscripts before cleaning. Manuscript Preservation Project of the National Library of Laos, Vat Ban Muong Khang, Champassak Province, Southern Laos. Modern digital print printed in 2020.
Laywomen presenting cleaned manuscripts. Photographer(s): Berger, Hans Georg
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Laywomen presenting cleaned manuscripts. Manuscript Preservation Project of the National Library of Laos, Vat Ban Mueang Kang, Champassak Province, Southern Laos. Modern digital print printed in 2020.