Buddha Teen

Nov. 12, 2008: Ram Bahadur Bamjan, believed to be the reincarnation of Buddha, looks on as devotees come to seek his blessings in Nijgadh town, about 100 miles south of Katmandu, Nepal. Bamjan, 18, has re-emerged from the jungle in southern Nepal after more than a year of seclusion, attracting thousands of devotees.

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Nov. 12, 2008: Ram Bahadur Bamjan, center in white, believed to be the reincarnation of Buddha, is surrounded by Buddhist monks in Nijgadh town, about 100 miles south of Katmandu, Nepal. Bamjan, 18, has re-emerged from the jungle in southern Nepal after more than a year of seclusion, attracting thousands of devotees.

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Nov. 12, 2008: Ram Bahadur Bamjan, in white, believed to be the reincarnation of Buddha, blesses a Buddhist monk in Nijgadh town, about 100 miles south of Katmandu, Nepal. Bamjan, 18, has re-emerged from the jungle in southern Nepal after more than a year of seclusion, attracting thousands of devotees.

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Nov. 12, 2008: Ram Bahadur Bamjan, right, believed to be the reincarnation of Buddha is surrounded by Buddhist monks in Nijgadh town, about 100 miles south of Katmandu, Nepal. Bamjan, 18, has re-emerged from the jungle in southern Nepal after more than a year of seclusion, attracting thousands of devotees.

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Nov. 12, 2008: Ram Bahadur Bamjan, believed to be the reincarnation of Buddha, looks on as devotees come to seek his blessings in Nijgadh town, about 100 miles south of Katmandu, Nepal. Bamjan, 18, has re-emerged from the jungle in southern Nepal after more than a year of seclusion, attracting thousands of devotees.

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