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  • Colleagues get back to work and meetings after the puja (prayer and blessing) ceremony at the opening of the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation office in New Delhi, India on 17th December 2010. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Gates Foundation
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  • Colleagues get back to work and meetings after the puja (prayer and blessing) ceremony at the opening of the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation office in New Delhi, India on 17th December 2010. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Gates Foundation
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  • A detail of the altar after the puja (prayer and blessing) ceremony at the opening of the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation office in New Delhi, India on 17th December 2010. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Gates Foundation
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  • Colleagues chat and sing hymns the puja (prayer and blessing) ceremony during the opening of the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation office in New Delhi, India on 17th December 2010. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Gates Foundation
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  • Staff and guests share a light moment during the puja (prayer and blessing) at the opening ceremony of the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation office in New Delhi, India on 17th December 2010. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Gates Foundation
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  • Colleagues get back to work and meetings after the puja (prayer and blessing) ceremony at the opening of the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation office in New Delhi, India on 17th December 2010. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Gates Foundation
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  • Colleagues get back to work and meetings after the puja (prayer and blessing) ceremony at the opening of the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation office in New Delhi, India on 17th December 2010. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Gates Foundation
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  • Colleagues share a light moment after the puja (prayer and blessing) ceremony at the opening of the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation office in New Delhi, India on 17th December 2010. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Gates Foundation
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  • Colleagues chat and sing hymns the puja (prayer and blessing) ceremony during the opening of the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation office in New Delhi, India on 17th December 2010. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Gates Foundation
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  • A detail of the prayer and blessing alter which was set up at the library area at the opening ceremony of the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation office in New Delhi, India on 17th December 2010. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Gates Foundation
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  • The priest applies teeka (vermillon paste) and akshat (uncooked rice) to the foreheads of staff and guests during the puja (prayer and blessing) at the opening ceremony of the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation office in New Delhi, India on 17th December 2010. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Gates Foundation
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  • Flowers are passed around as staff and guests sit on the floor barefooted in respect of the puja (prayer and blessing) at the opening ceremony of the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation office in New Delhi, India on 17th December 2010. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Gates Foundation
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  • Ashok Alexzander shares a light moment with staff and guests after the puja (prayer and blessing) ceremony at the opening of the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation office in New Delhi, India on 17th December 2010. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Gates Foundation
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  • Staff and guests sit on the floor barefooted in respect of the puja (prayer and blessing) at the opening ceremony of the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation office in New Delhi, India on 17th December 2010. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Gates Foundation
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  • A colleague holds a flower during the puja (prayer and blessing) at the opening ceremony of the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation office in New Delhi, India on 17th December 2010. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Gates Foundation
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  • Staff and guests mingle at the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation office in New Delhi, India on 17th December 2010. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Gates Foundation
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  • Colleagues meet and reunite at the reception area of the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation office in New Delhi, India on 17th December 2010. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Gates Foundation
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  • Colleagues meet and reunite at the reception area of the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation office in New Delhi, India on 17th December 2010. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Gates Foundation
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  • Colleagues walk down the passageway lined with photos of projects at the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation office in New Delhi, India on 17th December 2010. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Gates Foundation
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  • Colleagues share a meal at the break area of the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation office in New Delhi, India on 17th December 2010. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Gates Foundation
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  • Staff and guests mingle at the new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation office in New Delhi, India on 17th December 2010. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Gates Foundation
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  • Two monks blow long horns on the roof of Thiksay Monastery, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India, on the morning of 1st June 2009. The horns are blown multiple times for 3 sets to announce the special morning prayers that will take place at 6am today. Special prayers like these happen about 4 times a year. Thiksay, founded in the 15th century, sits on a hill 19 km southeast of Leh town, and houses approximately 100 monks. Leh town can be seen in the background. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Two monks blow long horns on the roof of Thiksay Monastery, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India, on the morning of 1st June 2009. The horns are blown multiple times for 3 sets to announce the special morning prayers that will take place at 6am today. Special prayers like these happen about 4 times a year. Thiksay, founded in the 15th century, sits on a hill 19 km southeast of Leh town, and houses approximately 100 monks. Leh town can be seen in the background. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Two monks blow long horns on the roof of Thiksay Monastery, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India, on the morning of 1st June 2009. The horns are blown multiple times for 3 sets to announce the special morning prayers that will take place at 6am today. Special prayers like these happen about 4 times a year. Thiksay, founded in the 15th century, sits on a hill 19 km southeast of Leh town, and houses approximately 100 monks. Leh town can be seen in the background. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Jewish travellers and community locals go downstairs to light candles after prayers in Chabad Bangkok (Khao San road), Thailand for Chanuka celebrations on 12th December 2009. .Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Eid-ul-Fitr morning prayers in Jama Masjid, Old Delhi, Delhi, India. After the fasting month of Ramadhan, the muslims pray at the main mosque, Jama Masjid on September 12th, 2009...Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Eid-ul-Fitr morning prayers in Jama Masjid, Old Delhi, Delhi, India. After the fasting month of Ramadhan, the muslims pray at the main mosque, Jama Masjid on September 12th, 2009...Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • A monk spins the prayer wheel before morning prayers at sunrise at Thiksay Monastery on 1st June 2009. Thiksay, founded in the 15th century, sits on a hill 19 km southeast of Leh town, and houses approximately 100 monks. Leh, seen in the background, is tucked away at 3505m in the Indian Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Photo by Suzanne Lee / For The National
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  • Jonathan Isaac Newman lights a cigarette outside a thai restaurant in Khao San as he heads out for a party in Bangkok after Chanuka celebrations at Chabad Bangkok (Khao San), Thailand on 12th December 2009. He has just moved in this week and lives alone..Jon, an Irish/American, is a jeweller by profession, owns a video game manufacturing company in the USA, and used to work for the FBI. His brother is a rabbi. Jon has 4 children with his ex-wife, an Israeli. He speaks 7 languages and has recently decided to live to Bangkok. People often mistake Jon for a rabbi in Chabad Khao San because he wears a black coat and hat. However, soon after prayers, Jon changes into t-shirt and jeans, carrying his prayer clothes in a bag with him as he walks home..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Jonathan Isaac Newman (in red t-shirt) dances in Gulliver's, a discotheque club in Khao San, Bangkok after Chanuka celebrations at Chabad Bangkok (Khao San), Thailand on 12th December 2009. Also known in Khao San clubs as 'Santa Claus', he has just moved into a rented apartment this week and lives alone..Jon, an Irish/American, is a jeweller by profession, owns a video game manufacturing company in the USA, and used to work for the FBI. His brother is a rabbi. Jon has 4 children with his ex-wife, an Israeli. He speaks 7 languages and has recently decided to live to Bangkok. People often mistake Jon for a rabbi in Chabad Khao San because he wears a black coat and hat. However, soon after prayers, Jon changes into t-shirt and jeans, carrying his prayer clothes in a bag with him as he walks home..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • An elderly Ladakhi man spins a handheld mani prayer wheel as he chants prayers in Chokhang Vihara, the central monastery in Leh town, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India, on 30th May 2009. Locals gather there to chant and pray together for the 6th Tara Ceremony 2009, which is presided over by a high lama, the venerable 9th Choegon Rinpoche.  Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Jonathan Isaac Newman jokes around with Thai nationals at the pirated CD stalls in Khao San as he heads out for a party in Bangkok after Chanuka celebrations at Chabad Bangkok (Khao San), Thailand on 12th December 2009. He has just moved in this week and lives alone..Jon, an Irish/American, is a jeweller by profession, owns a video game manufacturing company in the USA, and used to work for the FBI. His brother is a rabbi. Jon has 4 children with his ex-wife, an Israeli. He speaks 7 languages and has recently decided to live to Bangkok. People often mistake Jon for a rabbi in Chabad Khao San because he wears a black coat and hat. However, soon after prayers, Jon changes into t-shirt and jeans, carrying his prayer clothes in a bag with him as he walks home..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Jonathan Isaac Newman jokes around with Thai nationals at the pirated CD stalls in Khao San as he heads out for a party in Bangkok after Chanuka celebrations at Chabad Bangkok (Khao San), Thailand on 12th December 2009. He has just moved in this week and lives alone..Jon, an Irish/American, is a jeweller by profession, owns a video game manufacturing company in the USA, and used to work for the FBI. His brother is a rabbi. Jon has 4 children with his ex-wife, an Israeli. He speaks 7 languages and has recently decided to live to Bangkok. People often mistake Jon for a rabbi in Chabad Khao San because he wears a black coat and hat. However, soon after prayers, Jon changes into t-shirt and jeans, carrying his prayer clothes in a bag with him as he walks home..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Jonathan Isaac Newman walks through the streets of Khao San after chanuka celebrations at Chabad Bangkok (Khao San), Thailand on 12th December 2009..Jon, an Irish/American, is a jeweller by profession, owns a video game manufacturing company in the USA, and used to work for the FBI. His brother is a rabbi. Jon has 4 children with his ex-wife, an Israeli. He speaks 7 languages and has recently decided to live to Bangkok. People often mistake Jon for a rabbi in Chabad Khao San because he wears a black coat and hat. However, soon after prayers, Jon changes into t-shirt and jeans, carrying his prayer clothes in a bag with him as he walks home..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Jonathan Isaac Newman lights candles and prays, before he heads out for a party, in his one bedroom apartment in Bangkok after Chanuka celebrations at Chabad Bangkok (Khao San), Thailand on 12th December 2009. He has just moved in this week and lives alone..Jon, an Irish/American, is a jeweller by profession, owns a video game manufacturing company in the USA, and used to work for the FBI. His brother is a rabbi. Jon has 4 children with his ex-wife, an Israeli. He speaks 7 languages and has recently decided to live to Bangkok. People often mistake Jon for a rabbi in Chabad Khao San because he wears a black coat and hat. However, soon after prayers, Jon changes into t-shirt and jeans, carrying his prayer clothes in a bag with him as he walks home..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • An elderly Ladakhi woman spins a handheld mani prayer wheel as she chants prayers in Chokhang Vihara, the central monastery in Leh town, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India, on 30th May 2009. Locals gather there to chant and pray together for the 6th Tara Ceremony 2009, which is presided over by a high lama, the venerable 9th Choegon Rinpoche.  Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Young monks take a rest outside while a long day of special prayers commence at Thiksay Monastery, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India on the morning of 1st June 2009. Thiksay, founded in the 15th century, sits on a hill 19 km southeast of Leh town, and houses approximately 100 monks.  Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • A monk walks past as young monks sit waiting for the special prayers to start at Thiksay Monastery, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India, on the morning of 1st June 2009. Thiksay, founded in the 15th century, sits on a hill 19 km southeast of Leh town, and houses approximately 100 monks. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Chamba, a 19 year old monk flips his notes as he repetitiously chants prayers while beating a drum in the Gonkhang of Thiksay Monastery, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India, on the morning of 1st June 2009. The 500 year old Gonkhang is a dark and solemn room that houses ferocious protecters of the dieties. The designated monk that chants in this room does so for 6 hours per day, every day for a full year. Thiksay, founded in the 15th century, sits on a hill 19 km southeast of Leh town, and houses approximately 100 monks.  Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Chamba, a 19 year old monk repetitiously chants prayers while beating a drum in the Gonkhang of Thiksay Monastery, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India, on the morning of 1st June 2009. The 500 year old Gonkhang is a dark and solemn room that houses ferocious protecters of the dieties. The designated monk that chants in this room does so for 6 hours per day, every day for a full year. Thiksay, founded in the 15th century, sits on a hill 19 km southeast of Leh town, and houses approximately 100 monks. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Young monks sit waiting for the special prayers to start at Thiksay Monastery, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India, on the morning of 1st June 2009. Thiksay, founded in the 15th century, sits on a hill 19 km southeast of Leh town, and houses approximately 100 monks. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Young monks refill kettles of tea while special prayers commence at Thiksay Monastery, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India on the morning of 1st June 2009. Thiksay, founded in the 15th century, sits on a hill 19 km southeast of Leh town, and houses approximately 100 monks.  Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • A young monk adjusts his robes as other monks sit waiting for the special prayers to start at Thiksay Monastery, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India, on the morning of 1st June 2009. Thiksay, founded in the 15th century, sits on a hill 19 km southeast of Leh town, and houses approximately 100 monks. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Jonathan Isaac Newman (2nd from right) sings and takes a video as Jewish travellers and resident community members participate during candle lighting, prayers and song at Chabad Bangkok (Khao San road), Thailand for Chanuka celebrations on 12th December 2009.  (ref: portraits for more details on Jonathan).Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Rinchen Namgyal, aged 19, carries burning juniper around the room for the daily morning prayers in the ancient family gonpa on the roof of the 200 year old house on 3rd June 2009.. .They run a home stay program in Ulley Valley, a scattered village of only 5 houses, one school, 38 people, 4 school children, and 4 pet dogs. The village is not accessible by road. The homestay program is managed by 'Snow Leopard Conservation Organisation', an NGO that helps families in the mountains that face constant snow leopard attacks on their livestock...Leh town is 3505m above sea level, in the Indian Himalayan mountains. Multimedia travel story assignment to Leh, Ladakh with Scott Macmillan.  Photo by Suzanne Lee / For The National
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  • Chanuka candles are lit on the stage as Rabbi Kantor (Chabad Bangkok, Sukhimvit Soi 22) leads in song and prayers, during the Chanuka celebrations organised by Chabad Bangkok on 13th December 2009, at Paragon Mall's IMAX theater, Bangkok, Thailand..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Rabbi Wilhelm (3rd from left) leads prayers at Chabad Bangkok (Khao San road), Thailand for Chanuka celebrations on 12th December 2009..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Jewish travellers and resident community members participate as candle lighting, prayers and song commence at Chabad Bangkok (Khao San road), Thailand for Chanuka celebrations on 12th December 2009..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Carved Tibetan Buddhist prayer slabs of rock are laid in abundance on a wall next to the stupas and monastery of Hundar, Nubra Valley, Ladakh on 4th June 2009.  Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Tibetan Buddhist prayer items in the Diskit Monastery, Nubra Valley, Ladakh on 4th June 2009. The valley of Ladakh is located in the Indian Himalayas, in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • The decorated door of a prayer room in Diskit Monastery, Nubra Valley, Ladakh on 4th June 2009. Diskit, established in the early 15th century,  is located about 150km from Leh, in the Nubra valley where temperatures can drop to way below -40C in the winter time.  Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • The resident caretaker monk is seen doing his morning chores in the main prayer room of the Chambra Buddhist monastery located at the 'forbidden' bridge near the border of Pakistan, in Hundar, Nubra Valley, Ladakh on 5th June 2009. The valley of Ladakh is located in the Indian Himalayas, in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Shuki (left) coaches Gili (2nd from right) as Eran (right) takes a break in Rompo Muay Thai Gym, Khlong Toei, Bangkok city, Thailand on 14th December 2009..Shuki Rosenzweig, aged 40, is a professional Muay Thai Boxing fighter (champion) and trainer who has lived for 9 years in Thailand. He is famous in Israel as the authority of this sport. Started at the age of 12 in boxing in Israel, Jerusalem. Used to work in the fish market. His father is a 'legend' in Jerusalem fish market. Shuki stopped working with his dad about 13 years ago. He has opened some muay thai gyms in Thailand in the past. He currently has about 5 Israeli fighters under his training in Bangkok, besides fighters of other nationalities. Shuki found religion in Bangkok with Chabad about 4 years ago. He never misses Shabbat and loves to sing the songs of prayer, priding himself with a good voice. "Chabad integrates all Jews. it keeps us together. When at Chabad, we are at home, united with people of the same culture, language and beliefs"..Gil Saat (known affectionately as Gili), aged 29, from Ramat Gan, Israel, has been a boxer for 9 years. He is on his second trip to Thailand for muay thai. On the first trip, he stayed for 6 months, fighting in about 10 competitions in Thailand and once in Cambodia. Gili has graduated in many sport related courses from institutes in Thailand and Israel, including a diploma in Thai massage. He first met Shuki in Israel many years ago at a competition when Shuki was the trainer for Gili's opponent in the ring. A few years after that, Gili attended a seminar given by Shuki about muay thai and then decided to come to Thailand to train under him. Gili comes from a more religious family in comparison to Shuki. Gili's grand father is a rabbi in Israel. Gili introduced Shuki to Chabad (both Khao San and Sukhumvit) about 4-5 years ago and they have since spent every shabbat at Chabad. On 4th Dec 2009, they both turned up for shabbat immediately after a competition, still blee
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  • Shuki Rosenzweig sits on a couch at the Chanuka celebrations organised by Chabad Bangkok on 13th December 2009, at Paragon Mall's IMAX theater, Bangkok, Thailand. Shuki broke his left hand in a competition last week...Shuki, aged 40, is a professional Muay Thai Boxing fighter (champion) and trainer who has lived for 9 years in Thailand. He is famous in Israel as the authority of this sport. Started at the age of 12 in boxing in Israel, Jerusalem. Used to work in the fish market. His father is a 'legend' in Jerusalem fish market. Shuki stopped working with his dad about 13 years ago. He has opened some muay thai gyms in Thailand in the past. He currently has about 5 Israeli fighters under his training in Bangkok, besides fighters of other nationalities. Shuki found religion in Bangkok with Chabad about 4 years ago. He never misses Shabbat and loves to sing the songs of prayer, priding himself with a good voice..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Jonathan Isaac Newman (ref: portraits for more details on Jonathan) reads his prayer book during the celebrations and singing at Chabad Bangkok (Khao San road), Thailand for Chanuka celebrations on 12th December 2009..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • A tourist walks uphill through the snow and prayer flags, to a small gompa just behind the signboards at the Khardung La (Pass) at 5602m in the Nubra Valley, Ladakh on 4th June 2009. The valley of Ladakh is located in the Indian Himalayas, in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • A melange of religious symbols and prayer items on the table on the 3rd floor of the Akanksha Infertility Clinic, where some surrogate mothers stay, in the small town of Anand, Gujarat, India. The Akanksha Infertility Clinic is known internationally for its surrogacy program and currently has over a hundred surrogate mothers pregnant in their environmentally controlled surrogate houses. .Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Shuki (left) looks on as Gili (3rd from right) warms up in Rompo Muay Thai Gym, Khlong Toei, Bangkok city, Thailand on 14th December 2009..Shuki Rosenzweig, aged 40, is a professional Muay Thai Boxing fighter (champion) and trainer who has lived for 9 years in Thailand. He is famous in Israel as the authority of this sport. Started at the age of 12 in boxing in Israel, Jerusalem. Used to work in the fish market. His father is a 'legend' in Jerusalem fish market. Shuki stopped working with his dad about 13 years ago. He has opened some muay thai gyms in Thailand in the past. He currently has about 5 Israeli fighters under his training in Bangkok, besides fighters of other nationalities. Shuki found religion in Bangkok with Chabad about 4 years ago. He never misses Shabbat and loves to sing the songs of prayer, priding himself with a good voice. "Chabad integrates all Jews. it keeps us together. When at Chabad, we are at home, united with people of the same culture, language and beliefs"..Gil Saat (known affectionately as Gili), aged 29, from Ramat Gan, Israel, has been a boxer for 9 years. He is on his second trip to Thailand for muay thai. On the first trip, he stayed for 6 months, fighting in about 10 competitions in Thailand and once in Cambodia. Gili has graduated in many sport related courses from institutes in Thailand and Israel, including a diploma in Thai massage. He first met Shuki in Israel many years ago at a competition when Shuki was the trainer for Gili's opponent in the ring. A few years after that, Gili attended a seminar given by Shuki about muay thai and then decided to come to Thailand to train under him. Gili comes from a more religious family in comparison to Shuki. Gili's grand father is a rabbi in Israel. Gili introduced Shuki to Chabad (both Khao San and Sukhumvit) about 4-5 years ago and they have since spent every shabbat at Chabad. On 4th Dec 2009, they both turned up for shabbat immediately after a competition, still bleeding and Shuki wi
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  • Shuki (left) coaches Ilya (center) as Eran (right) trains with punching bags in Rompo Muay Thai Gym, Khlong Toei, Bangkok city, Thailand on 14th December 2009..Shuki Rosenzweig, aged 40, is a professional Muay Thai Boxing fighter (champion) and trainer who has lived for 9 years in Thailand. He is famous in Israel as the authority of this sport. Started at the age of 12 in boxing in Israel, Jerusalem. Used to work in the fish market. His father is a 'legend' in Jerusalem fish market. Shuki stopped working with his dad about 13 years ago. He has opened some muay thai gyms in Thailand in the past. He currently has about 5 Israeli fighters under his training in Bangkok, besides fighters of other nationalities. Shuki found religion in Bangkok with Chabad about 4 years ago. He never misses Shabbat and loves to sing the songs of prayer, priding himself with a good voice. "Chabad integrates all Jews. it keeps us together. When at Chabad, we are at home, united with people of the same culture, language and beliefs"..Eran Schwartz, aged 30, from Jerusalem, has been training for 8 years. He trains for endurance, fitness and fun, although he has fought in one competition in Bangkok the last time he was here. "Eran is very talented, technically adept, wise and has a 'good eye' for fights" says Shuki. This time Eran is staying 3 and a half months in Thailand to train, travel, and write scripts for a TV show and a cartoon series. He had studied economics and used to work in a bank in Israel before he came here. Eran's grandparents are religious but he grew up being secular. "Chabad never pushes you to be religious. It is a relaxed place, they accept you for what you are" says Eran. "It is important to go for Shabbat for all Jews on travel.".Ilya Bashes, aged 27, from Herzeliya, Israel, has been fighting seriously for 5 years. He met Shuki in a muay thai seminar in Israel and decided immediately that he would come to Thailand to train under Shuki. "I knew he was serious from the lo
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  • Shuki (second from right) demonstrates the techniques for a 'flying elbow' to Eran (right) while Ilya (left) train with punching bags in Rompo Muay Thai Gym, Khlong Toei, Bangkok city, Thailand on 14th December 2009..Shuki Rosenzweig, aged 40, is a professional Muay Thai Boxing fighter (champion) and trainer who has lived for 9 years in Thailand. He is famous in Israel as the authority of this sport. Started at the age of 12 in boxing in Israel, Jerusalem. Used to work in the fish market. His father is a 'legend' in Jerusalem fish market. Shuki stopped working with his dad about 13 years ago. He has opened some muay thai gyms in Thailand in the past. He currently has about 5 Israeli fighters under his training in Bangkok, besides fighters of other nationalities. Shuki found religion in Bangkok with Chabad about 4 years ago. He never misses Shabbat and loves to sing the songs of prayer, priding himself with a good voice. "Chabad integrates all Jews. it keeps us together. When at Chabad, we are at home, united with people of the same culture, language and beliefs"..Eran Schwartz, aged 30, from Jerusalem, has been training for 8 years. He trains for endurance, fitness and fun, although he has fought in one competition in Bangkok the last time he was here. "Eran is very talented, technically adept, wise and has a 'good eye' for fights" says Shuki. This time Eran is staying 3 and a half months in Thailand to train, travel, and write scripts for a TV show and a cartoon series. He had studied economics and used to work in a bank in Israel before he came here. Eran's grandparents are religious but he grew up being secular. "Chabad never pushes you to be religious. It is a relaxed place, they accept you for what you are" says Eran. "It is important to go for Shabbat for all Jews on travel.".Ilya Bashes, aged 27, from Herzeliya, Israel, has been fighting seriously for 5 years. He met Shuki in a muay thai seminar in Israel and decided immediately that he would come to Thailand
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  • Tibetan Buddhist monks go about their daily lives in the Diskit Monastery, Nubra Valley, Ladakh on 4th June 2009. Diskit, established in the early 15th century,  is located about 150km from Leh, in the Nubra valley where temperatures can drop to way below -40C in the winter time. The valley of Ladakh is located in the Indian Himalayas, in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Tibetan Buddhist monks go about their daily lives in the Diskit Monastery, Nubra Valley, Ladakh on 4th June 2009. Diskit, established in the early 15th century,  is located about 150km from Leh, in the Nubra valley where temperatures can drop to way below -40C in the winter time.  Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Tibetan Buddhist monks go about their daily lives in the Diskit Monastery, Nubra Valley, Ladakh on 4th June 2009. Diskit, established in the early 15th century,  is located about 150km from Leh, in the Nubra valley where temperatures can drop to way below -40C in the winter time.  Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Tibetan Buddhist monks go about their daily lives in the Diskit Monastery, Nubra Valley, Ladakh on 4th June 2009. Diskit, established in the early 15th century,  is located about 150km from Leh, in the Nubra valley where temperatures can drop to way below -40C in the winter time.  Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Community members and Rabbi Wilhelm's children kiss the Torah at Chabad Bangkok (Khao San road), Thailand for Chanuka celebrations on 12th December 2009..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • The yeshivas pray amongst Indian Jews in the Tiphaereth Israel synagogue in Mumbai, India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Khao San Road backpacker/travellers try on funky sunglasses on the streets of Khao San, Bangkok, Thailand on 12th December 2009..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Jewish travellers and residents of the popular Thai tourist island of Koh Samui pray in the Chabad House of Koh Samui with Rabbi Goldshmid (3rd from left) during Chanuka celebrations on 17th December 2009. Koh Samui is the smaller of 2 islands next to each other, world renowned for the monthly full moon rave parties on the beach..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Jewish travellers and residents of the popular Thai tourist island of Koh Samui pray in the Chabad House of Koh Samui with Rabbi Goldshmid (center) during Chanuka celebrations on 17th December 2009. Koh Samui is the smaller of 2 islands next to each other, world renowned for the monthly full moon rave parties on the beach..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Jewish travellers and residents of the popular Thai tourist island of Koh Samui pray in the Chabad House of Koh Samui with Rabbi Goldshmid (center) during Chanuka celebrations on 17th December 2009. .Koh Samui is the smaller of 2 islands next to each other, world renowned for the monthly full moon rave parties on the beach..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Jewish travellers and residents of the popular Thai tourist island of Koh Samui pray in the Chabad House of Koh Samui with Rabbi Goldshmid (unseen) during Chanuka celebrations on 17th December 2009. Koh Samui is the smaller of 2 islands next to each other, world renowned for the monthly full moon rave parties on the beach..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Rabbi Goldshmid brings donuts and tefillin to a hospital in Koh Samui, to visit Erez Levanon, the owner of a spa (with partner Dali, photographed in spa), who has been in the hospital for 5 days. Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Rabbi Goldshmid brings donuts and tefillin to a hospital in Koh Samui, to visit Erez Levanon, the owner of a spa (with partner Dali, photographed in spa), who has been in the hospital for 5 days. Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Rabbi Goldshmid walks down to the plunge pool with his daughter as Yossi (right) poses for a portrait in his plush holiday resort, KC Resort & Over Water Villas, that is to have its grand launch next month. Yossi has lived in Koh Samui with his wife and 2 kids for 5 years and has been building this resort for the last 3 years, with the interior designs done by an Israeli designer. He sends his children to Sunday school with Rabbi Goldshmid's wife, Sara..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Barry (4th from left) puts Teffilin twice a week with Rabbi Goldshmid (3rd from left), in his Thai/Israeli cuisine restaurant which was opened 8 months ago. He has been living in Koh Samui for 11 months now and used to work as a restaurant manager in a Thai restaurant in China Town, Israel. Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Sami (2nd from right) and Neta (3rd from right) Reshef ( (more details in portrait photos).Jewish residents of the popular Thai tourist island of Koh Samui gather  for a party at Rabbi Goldshmid's (unseen) home during Chanuka on 15th December 2009. .Koh Samui is the smaller of 2 islands next to each other, world renowned for the monthly full moon rave parties on the beach..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Jewish travellers and residents of the popular Thai tourist island of Koh Samui pray in the Chabad House of Koh Samui with Rabbi Goldshmid (2nd from right) during Chanuka celebrations on 15th December 2009. Koh Samui is the smaller of 2 islands next to each other, world renowned for the monthly full moon rave parties on the beach..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Eli Evioni and Dina Evioni look out to the Chao Phraya river (with the Rama 9 bridge in the background) from the window of their one-bedroom apartment near Khao San Chabad in Bangkok, Thailand, on 13th December 2009. Eli is writing a book on his life...Eil: Aged 68; Born in Israel to parents from Yemen; grew up and joined the army, been through the wars of '56 and '67 where he first met people from Chabad who came to put tefillin and bring donuts even in the desert camps. Eli remembered seeing soldiers putting tefillin on tanks in '67 when 2 planes flew from the egyptian side. He thought that it was an attack but suddenly, the planes flipped, a sign of victory over the enemy. Left Israel to complete studies in England where he met his wife, Dina. Eli has worked in a musica theater for many years, and then became a jewellery designer, folowing family footsteps. After marriage, he travelled with Dina as spouse and stayed at home, building a house and bringing up the kids. Currently, Eli is writing a book about his life. They've been living in Bangkok for 5 years so far. Eli still feels the only home is Israel. ..Dina: Aged 66; Born in England to non-religious parents from East Europe, mostly Russia. Grew up very secular, "felt like her birthright was stolen from her". When she met Eli, he brought her back. but it was only when they moved to Thailand and was involved with Chabad that she really felt that Chabad was giving her heritage back. Dina worked and retired from the UN in Geneva. Now, she works as a freelance translator for the UN. ..They chose the flat because of its proximity to Chabad Khao San. They miss chabad khao san terribly whenever abroad. "Once, I came back from a harsh time in Europe. I saw the face of the rabbi and his wife. their home was fully lit... and i felt like the light of G-d had entered me. I go to the synagogue every shabbat now.. like i never did before in my life. Because of Chabad. They give you love for free..." says Eli...Photo by Suz
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  • Scenes of Bangkok city, Thailand on 14th December 2009..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • October 11th, 2009. Yael Tal (in turquoise), an Israeli traveller who spends about half a year annually in Bangalore to pursue her Indian classical dance (Kuchipudi Dance) dreams, frequently visits Rabbi Rivkin and the Chabad Lubavitch of Bangalore, Karnataka, India, to be closer to her Judaism. ..Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA : ANGKOR PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL WORKSHOP DAY 5. Story on the blind people in Siem Reap. Som's Brother (Saan's brother in-law) passed away painfully at 3am and the funeral was conducted on the day itself in the outskirts of Siem Reap town (about 20km away) in the villages.  *ALL Photos copyrighted - SUZANNE LEE
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  • SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA : ANGKOR PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL WORKSHOP DAY 5. Story on the blind people in Siem Reap. Som's Brother (Saan's brother in-law) passed away painfully at 3am and the funeral was conducted on the day itself in the outskirts of Siem Reap town (about 20km away) in the villages.  *ALL Photos copyrighted - SUZANNE LEE
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  • Resident monks go about their daily chores such as gardening and laundry at the Sumur Gompa, founded 160 years ago, in Sumur, Nubra Valley, Ladakh on 5th June 2009.  Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Tourists hold up the national flag of India for photos as they stop on the top of the Khardung La pass at 5602m in the Nubra Valley, Ladakh on 4th June 2009. The valley of Ladakh is located in the Indian Himalayas, in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Rinchen's mother, Tsemang Dolma makes chuitagi for lunch on 2nd June 2009. They run a home stay program in Ulley Valley, a scattered village of only 5 houses, one school, 38 people, 4 school children, and 4 pet dogs. The village is not accessible by road. The homestay program is managed by 'Snow Leopard Conservation Organisation', an NGO that helps families in the mountains that face constant snow leopard attacks on their livestock. Leh town is 3505m above sea level, in the Indian Himalayan mountains, in the valley of Ladakh is located in the Indian Himalayas, in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Rinchen Namgyal, aged 19, helps his mother with the cooking on 2nd June 2009. They run a home stay program in Ulley Valley, a scattered village of only 5 houses, one school, 38 people, 4 school children, and 4 pet dogs. The village is not accessible by road. The homestay program is managed by 'Snow Leopard Conservation Organisation', an NGO that helps families in the mountains that face constant snow leopard attacks on their livestock. Leh town is 3505m above sea level, in the Indian Himalayan mountains, in the valley of Ladakh is located in the Indian Himalayas, in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • While her daughter, Dolka plays nearby, on 2nd June 2009, Yangchan Tsering irrigates the fileds next to her house, one of only 3 houses scattered on one side of the Valley of Ulley. Ulley Valley is a valley with a scattered village of only 5 houses, one school, 38 people, 4 school children, and 4 pet dogs. The village is not accessible by road. The valley of Ladakh is located in the Indian Himalayas, in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Yangchan Tsering irrigates the fileds on 2nd June 2009, next to her house, one of only 3 houses scattered on one side of the Valley of Ulley. Ulley Valley is a valley with a scattered village of only 5 houses, one school, 38 people, 4 school children, and 4 pet dogs. The village is not accessible by road. The valley of Ladakh is located in the Indian Himalayas, in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Yangchan Tsering milks a yak on 2nd June 2009 as her daughter Dolka plays in the fields. Their relatives run a home stay program in Ulley Valley, a scattered village of only 5 houses, one school, 38 people, 4 school children, and 4 pet dogs. The village is not accessible by road. The homestay program is managed by 'Snow Leopard Conservation Organisation', an NGO that helps families in the mountains that face constant snow leopard attacks on their live stock. Ulley is located in the region of Ladakh, located in the Indian Himalayas, in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Scenery on 1st June 2009 on the way to Hemis and Ulley Valley, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir.  Photo by Suzanne Lee / For The National
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  • Indian Jewish relatives and friends watch as a circumcision is performed at the Tiphaereth Israel synagogue in Mumbai, India. Photo by Suzanne Lee for Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Lamayuru Gompa, perched dramatically on a crag at 3510m, is a Tibetan Buddhist Gompa situated off the Srinagar-Leh Highway, a.k.a. National Highway 1D, is one of the largest and oldest gompa in Ladakh, with a population of around 150 permanent monks resident..*Pre-season Jeep road trip from Delhi to Amritsar, Srinagar, Kargil, Lamayuru, Leh, Khardung La, Tso Moriri and back to Delhi in May 2010. Photo by Suzanne Lee
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  • Chanuka candles lit on the stage during the Chanuka celebrations organised by Chabad Bangkok on 13th December 2009, at Paragon Mall's IMAX theater, Bangkok, Thailand..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Children look up at reflections in the mirrored ceiling during the Chanuka celebrations organised by Chabad Bangkok on 13th December 2009, at Paragon Mall's IMAX theater, Bangkok, Thailand..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Rabbi Wilhelm (2nd from left) joins Jewish residents of Thailand and travellers alike to take time off to pray in a corner during the Chanuka celebrations organised by Chabad Bangkok on 13th December 2009, at Paragon Mall's IMAX theater, Bangkok, Thailand..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • The New York production Chanuka film on screen during the Chanuka celebrations organised by Chabad Bangkok on 13th December 2009, at Paragon Mall's IMAX theater, Bangkok, Thailand..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Chanuka candles on the stage as Rabbi Kantor speaks on his mobile just before giving a speech, during the Chanuka celebrations organised by Chabad Bangkok on 13th December 2009, at Paragon Mall's IMAX theater, Bangkok, Thailand..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Chanuka candles on the stage as event attendees mingle during the Chanuka celebrations organised by Chabad Bangkok on 13th December 2009, at Paragon Mall's IMAX theater, Bangkok, Thailand..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Jewish residents of Thailand and travellers alike take time off to pray in a corner during the Chanuka celebrations organised by Chabad Bangkok on 13th December 2009, at Paragon Mall's IMAX theater, Bangkok, Thailand..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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  • Jewish travellers and residents of the popular Thai tourist island of Koh Samui gather to sing and light candles in the Chabad House of Koh Samui with Rabbi Goldshmid (center, left) during Chanuka celebrations on 17th December 2009. .Koh Samui is the smaller of 2 islands next to each other, world renowned for the monthly full moon rave parties on the beach..Photo by Suzanne Lee / For Chabad Lubavitch
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