On the way to "The Road to Mandalay"

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The Mahagandhayon Kyung (Monastic Institution), a kind of Buddhist Boystown that welcomes visitors. Right: one of the huts in the monastery. Middle: a typical horse and cart. Right: a young monk studying.

Left: robes -- each monk has to have three -- drying. Middle left: brooms resting against a banyan tree. Middle right: one of the bright white stupas on the monastery grounds. Right: The honeycomb pagoda with 888 images of the Buddha.

The late morning, when the monks get their last meal of the day at midday.


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