February 7, 2026, Stafford, Virginia, USA: Venerable BHIKKHU PANNAKARA leads the Walk for Peace. A group of Buddhist monks walking across the country for peace is continuing its trek through Northern Virginia on Friday as they near the final stretch of their 2,300-mile journey from Texas to Washington, D.C. The monks, who are from the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center, are journeying to the nation’s capital in a Walk for Peace to ‘promote healing, unity, and compassion.’ (Credit Image: © Krista Kennell/ZUMA Press Wire) #zumapress #photojournalism #monks #walkforpeace