Tonsure always consists of the cutting of four locks of hair in a cruciform pattern: at the front of head as the celebrant says "In the Name of the Father", at the back of head at the words "and the Son", and on either side of the head at the words "and the Holy Spirit". In all cases, the hair is allowed to grow back; the tonsure as such is not adopted as a hairstyle. Baptismal tonsure is performed during the rite of Holy Baptism as a first sacrificial offering by the newly baptized. This tonsure is always performed, whether the
Khmer clothing made of heavy or soft cotton depend on the wearer's wealth. Wealthy women wore the "chang pok" with extra fabric as a shawl sewn in place to the "sampot". They wore their hair up in a bun or as a chignon attached with flowers and draped over the shoulder. Older women wore quieter colours with their favourite Sampot Samloy and jewellery of bracelets, necklaces and earrings, made from silver, gold and other metal. Older women wore their hair in chignon style only. Common women wore the same style of clothes as the upper class but in black, most wearing sarongs