Uploaded 14-May-10
Taken 29-Jan-10
Visitors 70
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Celestial Crown

The seven were greeted by local women under the tree. The three visiting women were given each a little rattan stool to sit on, then three celestial crowns (A traditional Lanten Headdress for women, worn on ceremonial occasions, made of silver) were unwrapped, and the local women proceeded to install them on the heads of the visitors. This process took over half an hour. Local children crowded around the women, and I had a hard time getting in to take some pictures.
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/5 @ 40 mm, 1/100, ISO 500, No Flash