Yangon Temples
 Shwedagon, by one of the statues for days of the week |
 Offerings |
 Zedi |
 Night shot |
 Brought my tripod |
 Guardian Lions, at night |
 The big recliner |
 See: really big |
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 This guy is a Nat god of some kind |
 Jack Palance |
 He did it |
 Nat |
 The big seated Buddha |
 The poorly lit temple of the big seated Buddha |
 The Ugly American, Shwedagon |
 Golden umbrella, Shwedagon |
 Buddha's disciple, appearing to admire his foot |
 More gold at Shwedago |
 Buddha in a jewelled hall |
 There is a very popular ogre temple. |
 Close up. Buddhism? That's a 50 kyat note. it's 1250 kyat = 1 USD |
 Lots of ogres. I dig the ogres. |
 Nat |
 This Buddha's hands were in an interesting postion |
 Shwedagon |
 The main temple at Shwedagon, at night |
 Monk |
 Temple detail |
 Guardian lions |
 Feet of Guardian Lions |
 Buddha hand detail, Shwedagon |
 Main temple, nearing dusk |
 Main temple, slightly nearer to dusk |
 Temple roof detail, Shwedagon |
 Zedis zedis everywhere. |
 It's overwhelming at times, all the statues, zedis, incense, people, color |
 Monk |
 Lattice work detail |
 Prayer flags |
 Refurbishing the temple |
 It could get quite crowded at Shwedagon |
 Temple tower detail |
 Madonna and Child (who looks a bit like John Quincy Addams) |
 Winsome ogre |
 A small reclining Buddha |
 Temple archway detail |
 Monk |
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