Tribute to Myanmar – part3 – Around Inle lake
Posted in photos, travel on 01/30/2010 11:52 am by CeDCrossing Inle lake
and reaching the yearly procession of
Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival (Inle Lake – Shan State)
One of the famous principal shrines in Myanmar, this pagoda houses five small Buddha images. Once a year, in end Sept-early Oct., there is a pagoda festival during which the five Buddha images are rowed around the Lake in a colourful barge.
Situated in Inle Lake, one of the most dazzling and magical places in Asia. It is held on a grand scale for 18 days, usually falls in October (sometimes in September). Four Buddha Images out of five from Phaung-daw-oo Pagoda are carried on royal barge and conveyed around 14 villages on the Lake. The barge is towed by the boats of leg -rowers and hundreds of boats follow the procession. The large crowds of people gather on the lake-shores to celebrate the occasion. It is really a splendid sight. (source)
You can see the massive barge carrying the buddha in the background (golden one)
Then we head with the crowd to Naung Taw temple
Monks&Guns….
| Cam&Lens | D50 (NIKON) & 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-6.3 [95 mm] | Shutter: | 1/320 s | |||
| Create Date: | 2009:10:04 08:39:56 | Aperture: | f/5.6 | |||
| Location: | 20° 26' 5.6" N – 96° 54' 5.2" E | ISO: | 200 |
