Editorial photo #5298928 Human Interest

Ananda Pagoda Festival In Bagan

Buddhist novice monks sit on the back of the truck as they prepare to leave the Ananda pagoda in Bagan, Myanmar on January 9, 2020. Ananda pagoda festival is an annual celebration and held on the full moon day of Pyatho according to the Myanmar lunar calendar. Buddhist devotees offer alms and money to hundreds of Buddhist monks and novices, lining up in the pagoda compound. The tradition have been practised since the beginning of Bagan period. (Photo by Shwe Paw Mya Tin/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #5298928
Date taken: 9 January 2020
Location: —
Photographer: Shwe Paw Mya Tin/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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