villege parade in Nyaung shwe

While walking around town hunting for dinner, I saw a village parade to celebrate four young boys to become monks. I also ran into the crowd watching the newly dig out ruins next to an old temple.





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  1. 20% DIVIDENDMarch 3, 2019 at 6:15 PM

    The boys are so young to leave home for sacrifice and religious duty.

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