Photo: AFP / Aaron Mathes
By Michael Mathes, AFP
Buddhist monks walking from Texas to Washington to promote peace have become a surprise popular hit as they near the US capital -- attracting crowds of thousands who line the route or join in for a few miles.
At a time of strife and political tension in the United States, the monks offer a change of tone on their 2300-mile (3700-kilometer) odyssey across eight states through freezing temperatures and along ice-covered roads.
On Tuesday, north of Virginia's capital Richmond, Louella Glessner stood on a mound of plowed snow, flowers in hand, hoping the robed mo
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