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Pchum Ben Exodus

Exodus, movement of the people… Phnom Penh is emptying for Pchum Ben. Many people will die in traffic accidents. They will be remembered at the next Pchum Ben, when many people again will die on the road… Etc… The endless cycle of life and death…

CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 5/10/2010: Yearly exodus from the Central Market taxi station for the Pchum Ben celebrations, when most inhabitants of Phnom Penh leave the capital to honour the spirits of their ancestors in their native village.

CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 5/10/2010: Yearly exodus from the Central Market taxi station for the Pchum Ben celebrations, when most inhabitants of Phnom Penh leave the capital to honour the spirits of their ancestors in their native village.

CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 5/10/2010: Yearly exodus from the Central Market taxi station for the Pchum Ben celebrations, when most inhabitants of Phnom Penh leave the capital to honour the spirits of their ancestors in their native village.

CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 5/10/2010: Yearly exodus from the Central Market taxi station for the Pchum Ben celebrations, when most inhabitants of Phnom Penh leave the capital to honour the spirits of their ancestors in their native village.

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