Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye applauds Tuesday while visiting a Buddhist temple in the southeastern city of Daegu, making her first official public appearance in a year, South Korean media reported. Photo: VCG

Park burns incense at the Donghwa Temple in northern Daegu Tuesday. The 71-year-old former president has largely stayed out of the public eye since she moved to her hometown in the conservative-leaning city in March 2022. Photo: VCG

Park puts her palms together and pays her respects at a Buddha statue in the Donghwa Temple on Tuesday. Photo: VCG

Park holds her hands in prayer while listening to blessings on Tuesday morning. Photo: VCG

Yoo Yeong-ha (third from the left), Park’s lawyer, accompanied her on the Tuesday visit and dismissed any political implications of Park’s public appearance, according to the Korea Times. Photo: VCG

Park shakes hands with a supporter during her visit. Photo: VCG

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol (second from the left) and the First Lady Kim Keon-hee bid farewell to Park who attended the inauguration ceremony of Yoon Suk-yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul on May 10. Photo: VCG

Park Geun-hye leaves the hospital in March 2022, three months after being released from prison where she spent nearly five years following a conviction on corruption charges. She was pardoned by then-President Moon Jae-in in December 2021. Photo: VCG