Photos by : Arya Ishtadeva & Stevan Mandagi

Every year at the full moon in May (or June in leap years), Buddhists in Indonesia celebrate Vesak at the Borobudur Temple or Sewu Temple. Vesak is celebrated as the day of birth, death and the moment when Siddhartha Gautama obtain the highest wisdom to become the Buddha Shakyamuni. All three of these events is called Vesak Trisuci. Vesak ceremony at Borobudur centered on three Buddhist temples by walking from the Mendut, Pawon and ending at Borobudur.
The best shot during the ritual, is using both of tele and wide lens. You can use wide to get best ritual landscape and tele to get portrait and details. The ritual property was dominated on color, so you may use color image to document the ceremony.

Some tips may need on the reportage:
1. preparing tele and wide lenses
2. using your flash to fill in
3. don't forget to bring hat and drink, it's hot there

Contact your local guide to arrange your trip early. Your guide will take you to the best angle during the ritual.


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