• The 11 members of the Wild Boars football team pray during a ceremony to mark the end of their retreat as novice Buddhist monks at the Wat Phra That Doi Tung temple in the Mae Sai, Chiang Rai, Thailand, on August 4, 2018. AFP
    The 11 members of the Wild Boars football team pray during a ceremony to mark the end of their retreat as novice Buddhist monks at the Wat Phra That Doi Tung temple in the Mae Sai, Chiang Rai, Thailand, on August 4, 2018. AFP
  • Members of Wild Boars mark the completion of their serving as novice Buddhist monks. AP Photo
    Members of Wild Boars mark the completion of their serving as novice Buddhist monks. AP Photo
  • Members of the Wild Boars hand flower garlands to Buddhist monks. AFP
    Members of the Wild Boars hand flower garlands to Buddhist monks. AFP
  • Members of the Wild Boars take their seats before a ceremony. AFP
    Members of the Wild Boars take their seats before a ceremony. AFP
  • A member of the team has a selfie taken with his mother during a ceremony. AFP
    A member of the team has a selfie taken with his mother during a ceremony. AFP
  • Coach Ekkapol Chantawong, right, and members of the Wild Boars football team walk to get lunch after the ceremony. AFP
    Coach Ekkapol Chantawong, right, and members of the Wild Boars football team walk to get lunch after the ceremony. AFP
  • Members of Wild Boars soccer team listen to a monk pray after the ceremony. AP Photo
    Members of Wild Boars soccer team listen to a monk pray after the ceremony. AP Photo
  • Chantawong is surrounded by the 11 members of the Wild Boars football team after the ceremony. AFP
    Chantawong is surrounded by the 11 members of the Wild Boars football team after the ceremony. AFP

Thai cave boys complete their Buddhist monks service - in pictures


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