Monks circumnambulate the That Luang stupa as part of Buon That Luang festival in Vientiane, Laos.
Vientiane, Jan 23 (Vientiane Times/ANN): The famed Phathat Sikhottabong stupa festival in Thakhaek district, Khammuan province, will take place from February 26-29 but will have fewer activities than normal in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Deputy Head of Khammuan province’s Information, Culture and Tourism Department, Bounthavy Sisombath, told Vientiane Times that this year’s festival would consist of a wax castle procession on the second day and almsgiving on each of the three days of the festival.
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