• Men wrestle. The Pchum Ben festival is where Cambodians pay respects to their deceased relatives. Samrang Pring / Reuters
    Men wrestle. The Pchum Ben festival is where Cambodians pay respects to their deceased relatives. Samrang Pring / Reuters
  • A man, with buffaloes, looks on. Samrang Pring / Reuters
    A man, with buffaloes, looks on. Samrang Pring / Reuters
  • The ceremony includes a horse and buffalo race. Samrang Pring / Reuters
    The ceremony includes a horse and buffalo race. Samrang Pring / Reuters
  • A man falls from a horse. Samrang Pring / Reuters
    A man falls from a horse. Samrang Pring / Reuters
  • A buffalo wearing a coloured mask. Samrang Pring / Reuters
    A buffalo wearing a coloured mask. Samrang Pring / Reuters
  • Villagers ride on their buffaloes for racing during the festival of Pchum Ben. Heng Sinith / AP Photo
    Villagers ride on their buffaloes for racing during the festival of Pchum Ben. Heng Sinith / AP Photo
  • Cambodian villagers ride horses. Tang Chhin / AFP Photo
    Cambodian villagers ride horses. Tang Chhin / AFP Photo
  • Cambodians compete in a Khmer wrestling match. Tang Chhin / AFP Photo
    Cambodians compete in a Khmer wrestling match. Tang Chhin / AFP Photo
  • Men ride buffaloes during the Pchum Ben festival. Samrang Pring / Reuters
    Men ride buffaloes during the Pchum Ben festival. Samrang Pring / Reuters

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Cambodia’s Pchum Ben festival — in pictures

Rob Gurdebeke

October 12, 2015

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The Pchum Ben festival is where Cambodians pay respects to their deceased relatives.

South-East Asia