Young monks at the pagoda platform Burmese monks The grand golden pagoda Sacrifice ceremony to Buddha image Group of monks at Shwedagon Terrace of Shwedagon Pagoda Monk faces Young novice getting monkshood Buddha in Bhumisparsha (Earth Witness) Mudrā People surround the Pagoda Platform Buddha is watching every where Resting at the Maha Tissada Bell Local people rest and invite to join Woman in her full meditation Maha Wizaya Pagoda in Yangon U Htaung Bo Road in Yangon Old Yay Tar Shay lane in Yangon Gyar Twaya St to the Shwedagon premise Girl with a lovely thanaka face Burmese people make pilgrimage to the pagoda Eastern stairways to the pagoda platform Golden decorated ceiling and its columns Vendor stores along the walk up stairs Young monks resting on the floor Victory Ground at Shwedagon One more thanaka makeup face Young boy with his thanaka make up Turning clockwise isn't an obligation The Shwedagon Pagoda Shwedagon Pagoda in full splendor Scenes of meditation The view out of the east gate Ringing the bell Small bell ringing Burmese novice monks Venue of the Dinghy Fever Sailingboats on the Inya Lake in Yangon Sir U Po Tha Yawnghwe village Intha residents on the Inle lake Skipper on the tiller bar Intha fisher Fishing carp with a conical net on Inle lake Leg rowing fishers Life on the Inle lake Setting a fish trap Open air celebration in Thar Lay Shwe Inn Tha Resort Shwe Inn Tha resort Housing on the Inle Lake Market women arrive Heyan Yawama Long tail boats on the dam Shopping on the market Intha market women offer their pottery products Scene in an open coffee bar Pa'O woman in her traditional outfit Pa'O girls Intha girls in Shan State Market stall offering drilling potatoes Pa'O woman buying vegetable Karen market women Busy boat mooring Handmade souvenirs to sell for tourists Meditation beside Buddhas face Chauk Htat Gyi Reclining Buddha Image Chauk Htat Gyi Reclining Buddha Image Sule Pagoda Sule Pagoda and its sad history Yangons Sule Pagoda Road Sule Pagoda Man carrying a basket full of coco Burmese arcade in the complex of the Pagoda Buddha statue beside Botataung Pagoda Monk praying to the Buddha in Botataung Pagoda Worshippers inside Botataung Pagoda Botataung Pagoda Inside the Botataung Pagoda Strand Hotel in Yangon Local people leave the ferry Crossing the river back to Yangon Greengrocer vendor girl Flower stall along the main road Girl selling flowers Dala Ferry terminal Fisher boats at the other river side Myself on the ferry crossing the Yangon river At the pier on Yangon harbor Yangon Sailing Club Deceptive idyllic mood at Inya Lake Inya Lake in Yangon Kaba Aye Pagoda Kaba Aye Pagoda Mother and her daughter in Kaba Aye Kaba Aye Pagoda Inside the Kaba Aye Pagoda Swal Daw Myat Zaedi Inside the Swal Daw Pagoda Buddhas tooth in the Swal Daw Pagoda Cleaning the floor Meditation at night time Night view to the northern stairways Buddha hall at the evening Outside the Bogyoke Aung San Market Railway to the Yangon train station Girl at the Bogyoke Aung San Market Bogyoke Aung San Market Center Point Shopping Center Durian fruit for sale in Yangon Pavilion outside the Marble Buddha hall Marble Buddha behind a glas shield The white elephant pavilion White elephant in Yangon Encountering local people at night Pilgrims meditation at Shwedagon complex Around the pagoda step by step Buddha statues at Saw La Paw’s Pagoda Buddha and his Halo The pagoda in its spot light Evening atmosphere at the Shwedagon platform Dinner in a Shan State restaurant View to the western stairway Chauk Htat Gyi Reclining Buddhas feet Life at Daw Ngwe Zin’s Hall Kaba Aye Pagoda Road in Yangon Ready for the next dive