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hooded boy monk Boy monk at Shwedagon Paya, Myanmar's most sacred Buddhist site. old monkjpg Old monk at Shwedagon Paya in Yangon. group of apprentice monks b&w Shwedagon Paya, Yangon. boy and temple vintage Dusk at Shwedagon Paya, Yangon. pretty girl with head tray vint Food seller, Mahamuni Paya, Mandalay. bagan zedi red filter A zedi near Bagan. buddha head bago vint Large stone Buddha head, Bago. ex trishaw driver Monk, Bago. He used to be a trishaw driver before he was blinded in one eye and then decided to become a monk. bago pagoda Shwemawdaw Paya, Bago. Originally built over 1000 years ago to enshrine two hairs and a tooth of the Buddha. It stands at 114m. boy and coal Young boy carrying a coal delivery at the dockside in Yangon. pao tribeswoman vintage Pao tribeswoman, with a stare that would stop Clint Eastwood in his tracks. apprentice portrait Young monk at Shwedagon Paya, Yangon. buddha face against old wall Buddha statue in one of the 1000s of unnamed pagodas that cover the Bagan countryside. temples bagan View over the countryside surrounding Bagan. There are around 4500 pagodas most of which were built around 1000 years ago. Photographs can't do it justice as the scene below is only a fraction of the full 360 degree sweep, simply breathtaking. baby vint Baby with the remains of thanakha on his face. Thanaka is a combination of makeup and sunscreen and is worn by most children and women and occasionally men. lion b&w Chinthe, half-lion, half-dragon guardian deity, Schwezigon Paya, Bagan. thanakha makeup Girl with thanakha makeup, Shwedagon Paya, Yangon. bamboo smoke Smoking a large roll-up. 2 boy monks at golden rock Boy monks at the Golden Rock, Kyaiktiyo. bagan dawn from temple 394 beliod vint Dawn over Bagan. palm readers room mandalay vint Palm reader's room in an alley near Mahamuni Paya, Mandalay. boy wearing george v era coins Boy with a necklace made from George V era coins, Kalaw. cool monk Cool monk, Shwedagon Paya, Yangon. lady bagan Old lady, Schwezigon Paya, Bagan. bagan landscape sunset Temples dotted around the Bagan landscape. gong Monk in front of a giant ceremonial gong, Mahamuni Paya, Mandalay. gr pilgrims vintage The Golden Rock, Kyaiktiyo. One of the main pilgrimmage site for Buddhists. The precariously balanced rock is not being pushed over (as it might look) but is being decorated with small squares of gold leaf by pilgrims. There was an almighty thunderstorm that night which accompanied me on my 3hr walk home (missed the last bus back down the mountain). head monk at pao monastery Head monk of the Pao Monastery in Hti Tain where I spent the night during a trek. deep in meditation Deep in meditation at Shwedagon Paya, Yangon. kalaw trek day 1 lunch stop vint Sister and brother at a small village near Kalaw. bagan dawn from beliod b&w Dawn over Bagan. monk with cane bw Monk with a carved cane over his shoulder, Golden Rock. monk tattoo Monk's tattoo, Golden Rock. Nearly every man in Myanmar has tattoos; they usually have a religious significance. monk against wall b&w Monk at Pao Monastery, Hti Tain. apprentice monk crop Apprentice monk at Shwedagon Paya. mr manni Mr Manni, my excellent guide in Bago wearing a traditional Burmese hat. His family is originally from India, his father worked as a cook for the British army and was posted to Burma in the 1920s. indein ruined pagodas b&w The ancient village of Indein with its impressive concentration of weather-beaten stupas. monk praying to buddha at mahamuni pagoda b&w Monk deep in prayer at Mahamuni Paya, Mandalay. paya Shwedagon Paya, Yangon. prayer book Nun reading from a Buddhist prayer book, Shwedagon Paya. portrait of apprentice monk Young monk, Shwedagon Paya. Most families send their children to a monastery or nunnery for a short while during their childhood. Many then decide to become a full-time monk or nun when they are older. bagan eve vint Mid-morning amongst the temples in Bagan. Unfortunately I never witnessed one the famous Bagan sunsets or sunrises as it was the start of the monsoon and too cloudy, at least there were no other tourists though so I had the place to myself. baby from pao tribe Baby, Pao tribe, Inle Lake. reclining buddha bagon Enormous reclining Buddha, Bago. About 5 minutes after I took this the heavens opened and the first rains of the year arrived, much to everyone's delight.
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