CeD in Shanghai

Crossing 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….