Recently, while visiting Luang Prabang, Laos I had the opportunity to witness ‘tak bat’ the alms giving; one of the most enduring and vivid images of the city. It was drizzling rain and the skies were just beginning to reveal their gray and as we walked a few short blocks to Th Kamal Street, one of the most popular places to view the procession. The street was silent except for the sounds of crowing roosters and some stray dogs quarrelling over a few scraps.