Novice monks blow bubbles as they take a break during a ceremony where hundreds of boys will be ordained as samaneras, 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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