2. Myanmar (Burma)

Yangon (Rangoon)

Yangon street markets, palm reader, old colonial buildings, James Ransome clock tower, Reclining Buddha Shrine, Chaukhtatgi Temple, Karaweik Royal Barge, Kandawgyi Park, Schwedagon Pagoda, Monks and other worshipers at Schwedagon Pagoda, Schwedagon pagoda at night, Irrawaddy River dock area, Betel nut stand, Stevedore with tally sticks, Long tail boats, Fishing with a cast net, Ferry boat crossing Irrawaddy Rover, Dala Ferry Terminal, Village of Dala, Fabric shop at Scott Market
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Close-up-of-the-birds pulling the Royal Barge, Kandawgyi Park, Yangon, Burma<br /> <br /> I couldn't figure out why 'ducks' were pulling the barge, so I looked it up, The birds are called Hamsh, traditionally geese or swans. They are a symbol of "purity, detachment, divine knowledge, cosmic breath (prana) and highest spiritual accomplishment". A high level of symbolism is attached to water birds as they can walk on the earth, fly in the sky, and swim in the water.
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Close-up-of-the-birds pulling the Royal Barge, Kandawgyi Park, Yangon, Burma

I couldn't figure out why 'ducks' were pulling the barge, so I looked it up, The birds are called Hamsh, traditionally geese or swans. They are a symbol of "purity, detachment, divine knowledge, cosmic breath (prana) and highest spiritual accomplishment". A high level of symbolism is attached to water birds as they can walk on the earth, fly in the sky, and swim in the water.

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  • Palm reader, Yangon, Burma
  • Mother and baby in marketplace, Yangon, Burma
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  • Old-colonial-building-and-pigeons,-Yangon,-Myanmar
  • Queen-Anne-style-clock-tower-(1911,-James-Ransome)-Supreme-Court-building, -Yangon,-Burma
  • Young boy hitting bell, Reclining Buddha Shrine, Yangon, Burma
  • Young-boy-trying-to-hit-bell,-Reclining-Buddha-shrine,-Yangon,-Burma<br /> <br /> This little guy struggled mightily to get the heavy wooden pole up to where he could use it to hit the prayer bell
  • Head of the 70 m long Reclining Buddha, Chaukhtatgi Temple, Yangon, Burma<br /> <br /> The statue is housed in a huge, warehouse-like building (see photo in the Yangon 2 gallery) that really distracts from the image, hence the black background.<br /> <br /> I've been neglecting the photos from my fantastic trip to Myanmar, so I'm now trying to find time to edit them.
  • Reclining-Buddha-2-(70-m-long),-Chaukhtatgi-Temple,-Yangon,-Burma
  • Reclining-Buddha-statue-(70-m-long),-Chaukhtatgi-Temple,-Yangon,-Burma<br /> <br /> This view shows the whole buddha, and the rather ugly structure that encloses it
  • Karaweik-Royal-Barge,-Kandawgyi-Park,-Yangon
  • Close-up-of-the-birds pulling the Royal Barge, Kandawgyi Park, Yangon, Burma<br /> <br /> I couldn't figure out why 'ducks' were pulling the barge, so I looked it up, The birds are called Hamsh, traditionally geese or swans. They are a symbol of "purity, detachment, divine knowledge, cosmic breath (prana) and highest spiritual accomplishment". A high level of symbolism is attached to water birds as they can walk on the earth, fly in the sky, and swim in the water.
  • Gold-Buddha-statue-and-banyan-tree-g own-from-a-cutting-from-the-Bodhi-Tree-where-the-Buddha-was-enlightened,-Schwedagon-Pagoda,-Yangon,-Burma.jpg
  • Schwedagon Pagoda-1,Yangon, Burma

  • fotoeffects

    on November 17, 2015

    Gorgeous shot...fabulous detail! These things are amazing!

  • MorganFractals

    on January 5, 2013

    Nice shot. Interesting ship. Fascinating narrative. Thanks.

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