We got up at 5:00 a.m. to see the early morning ritual of the Buddhist monks and novices walking in line to collect food. Unfortunately its growing popularity among tourists is turning this serene ritual into an endangered one as some of the locals consider the behaviour of foreign tourists as disrespectful.
The monks walk single file, oldest first, carrying their alms bowls in front of them for locals to put food into. All this happens in total silence with not even any eye contact to disturb the monk's meditations.
