Rituals conducted by a monk at the village for protection. In this respect the motorcycle and the entire family were blessed. The bike for safe journey along the road. We saw this act, requested the guide to stop and asked if it was alright to shoot and he said ok. It's always better to ask the local the customs of the people than to just do what we want. You never know your act of kindness can be a gesture of insult. I was told never touch the head of the locals. I am fond of touching children heads as a sign of affection. To me it means nothing, but to the locals it's a sign of bad luck. Fortunately that doesn't apply to children. So I was spared when I accidentally touched a kid's head after a photo shoot. This shot was taken on our way to Preah Palilay, a small Buddhist sanctuary in the north of Angkor Thom.