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RE: Steemit Portrait Photography Contest Week 15 - Entry #4 - BEST PORTRAITS - Thai smile :))), Bangkok, Thailand

If you search for "lersi" or, even better, "lersi thailand", you'll get the idea :-)
The word is derived from the Indian "rishi".

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Indeed! This guy is such a replica! Thanks for the clue!

This is not uncommon in Thailand. Yes, it could be just a style, but it is also a living "forest monk" tradition, separate from the saffron theravadan monks - you'd have to look at his amulets to tell the difference! ;-)

This is the best I can show, @rycharde. My guess is that it was just style, can you tell better?
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