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A Thai Yai tribal Buddhist novice dries Buddhist robes , at Wat Huai Pha Buddhist temple in Mae Hong Son province, northern Thailand, on the border to Myanmar, Saturday 09 April 2005. Approximately 95% of Thai citizens are Buddhists. Young boys aged between 7 and 14 are ordained as novices to learn the Buddhist doctrines. It is believed that they will gain merit ordaining for their parents. EPA/VINAI DITHAJOHN