Auspicious celebration: A Buddhist monk at the Shwedagon pagoda to mark the full moon of the Thadingyut festival in Yangon along with thousands of devotees offering prayers for their country. — AFP
Thousands of Buddhist devotees thronged Myanmar’s Shwedagon pagoda to mark the full moon of the Thadingyut festival, some offering prayers for a country plunged into turmoil by last year’s coup.
The three-day festival marks Buddha’s descent from heaven and is normally marked by riotous fireworks displays, with candles and colourful lanterns lighting up streets and homes.
