Special Visit from an esteemed monk

Pemika was overjoyed that we would be receiving a visit from a highly esteemed monk in our region . I couldn't pronounce his name if I tried so let's just call him Top Monk . I came into the house from the back and as I entered the living room I saw Top Monk with 3 or 4 assistants as he made his way to the bedroom door . He put the powder paste on the door and sprinkled water on it as well . He is quite old and needed to be guided to each door to repeat the same ritual blessing . He then moved to the exterior and repeated the steps on the front door of the home . All the while I noticed him chewing something and it reminded me of watching someone chew tobacco . After the front door blessing was complete a chair was brought for Top Monk and as he sat people came forward to have powder placed on their foreheads or tapped with the bamboo bouquet that dispenses "holy" water . After all the blessings are done Pemika's brother Jack walks Top Monk down the stairs to half way down the drive where I see Jack put his hand up to Top Monks chin and out comes whatever he was chewing on . Jack collects it in his hands and it is put aside to be dried out , divided up and placed into an amulet or something of a similar nature . Pemika is quite happy at the family's good fortune to have this keepsake from such a holy man . I asked Pemika how long Top Monk has been around and she pointed to the little staue in a box that adorns her in home Buddha shrine and she tells me that that is a likeness of him that she has had for years . Looks like Top Monk is bigger than I thought .