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The Day of Shaving Head, Becoming a Monk

One day, I was invited to a temple to photograph the ceremony of six people being ordained as monks. I took a photo of one of the moments when she was shaving her head by the master monk . This was a crucial step. After that, she officially became a monastic and a monk.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: BAODING CITY ,HEBEI PROVINCE, China
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Copyright: © ZIBU ZHOU