2500th Anniversary of Buddhism- Prabang at Vat Mai

Photographer

Halpern, Joel M. (Joel Martin), 1929-

Date

• 1957

Summary

• Officials anoint the Prabang as Kammu (Khmu') guards and Lao royal army band members look on. Lao national flags are abundantly displayed in the pagoda. They symbolize the formal unity of Buddhism, the state, and the military.