Yangon [once Rangoon] is world famous for the “Shwedagon Paya”, a golden spired pagoda/stupa. [Pagodas and Stupas in Burmese are called "Paya"]. All Burmese Buddhists hope to visit and pray at this site in their lifetime. Amazingly, every year the monastic community re-guilds the tower because it is pounded by 6-8 months of daily monsoonal rains, and loses much of its gilding! I visited during the monsoon, so everyone carried umbrellas, and we meditated under the eaves of side chapels in front of the central spire. (photo taken in August 2009)
Film and Camera:
Canon EOS 40D - Digital RAW
