Buddhist monk receiving food from a believer in Chiang Mai

Under street lights in early dawn, orange-robed monks from a certain monastery emerge to receive their day's rations from believers who wait outside with food offerings. Here an elderly man in an embroidered white shirt pours rice (9?) into the covered bowl held by the young monk.

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Under street lights in early dawn, orange-robed monks from a certain monastery emerge to receive their day's rations from believers who wait outside with food offerings. Here an elderly man in an embroidered white shirt pours rice (9?) into the covered bowl held by the young monk.