The huge candles from local temples are still being worked on. With less than 30 hours before the candles have to be presented to judges and the public, work is frantically taking place.
The base of the candles is wire, this is then plastered and the wax is then applied on top. Here a worker is smoothing the plaster on a figure on the candle float.
Senior monks and also novice monks help with the candle preparation.
This man is very busy; he is melting wax and filling moulds. The candle float still needs a lot of wax to cover the plaster.
The workers use hot irons that are put in coals till they are red hot, they then join the wax moulds together. Smoke rises as the iron is put to work.
The monk has wax passed to him and then a hot iron, he goes to work joining and smoothing the wax.
So these monks and workers have so much to do in little time. They will have plenty of help over the next 24 hours or so. By the time the candle float is on the line it will look amazing.
Brunty
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