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Myanmar: Deep into mystical Burma
Myanmar: Deep into mystical Burma
Myanmar (former Burma) is a land of great contradictions. Its spirititual people are heart-warmingly friendly but its military rule has a bad reputation where human rights are concerned. And although essentially a poor country, the landscape is dotted by gold-covered religious buildings. As most travellers visit Myanmar for highlights such as the medieval Bagan temple-complex and the mountain locked Inle Lake, it is while travelling its tree-shaded countryside roads that the true beauty of this mystical country reveals itself.
[BURMA 24.682]
’Donating gold leaves.’
As a worshipping family has donated some gold-leaves to Yangon’s Shwedagon Pagoda, a temple guard is sticking the gold on a little Buddha statue that is hidden in a niche of a small stupa. Photo Mick Palarczyk. ![Smit & Palarczyk > [BURMA 24.682] ’Donating gold leaves.’ As a worshipping family has donated some gold-leaves to Yangon’s Shwedagon Pagoda, a temple guard is sticking the gold on a little Buddha statue that is hidden in a niche of a small stupa. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://cdn.smugmug.com/img/spacer.gif "Smit & Palarczyk > [BURMA 24.682] ’Donating gold leaves.’ As a worshipping family has donated some gold-leaves to Yangon’s Shwedagon Pagoda, a temple guard is sticking the gold on a little Buddha statue that is hidden in a niche of a small stupa. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
[BURMA 24.682]
’Donating gold leaves.’
As a worshipping family has donated some gold-leaves to Yangon’s Shwedagon Pagoda, a temple guard is sticking the gold on a little Buddha statue that is hidden in a niche of a small stupa. Photo Mick Palarczyk.filename: birma-24682 |
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