Three child monk preschoolers come out of the main hall of Sinheung Temple on Mount Seorak in the eastern coastal city of Sokcho on April 28, 2015, after taking part in a British ritual to have their heads shaved and receive their Buddhist names. The ritual is part of a 30-day program to experience the life of Buddhist monks on the occasion of Buddha's Birthday that falls on May 25.

A group of kids walks through a field of royal azalea in full blossom in Gunpo, south of Seoul, on April 28, 2015. The Gunpo city government will hold a festival on royal azaleas from May 1-5.

A statue of Buddha sparkles brightly at Beopju Temple on Mount Songni in Boeun, central South Korea, on April 30, 2015. The temple has finished a six-month Buddhist service to gild the entire body of the 33-meter statue with gold and to get rid of rust and pollutants on it.