A boy showers after having his head shaven by a Buddhist monk as he get ready for a ceremony to be ordained as a samanera or novice Buddhist monks in Colombo May 26, 2007. Although the minimum age to be ordained as Buddhist monks is 20 years old, boys under that age are allowed to be invested as novices. Novices shave their heads, wear yellow robes, and observe ten basic precepts. [Reuters]

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