Buddhist devotees gather to pour water at the foot of a banyan tree during the Full Moon day of "Kasone," known as Buddha's Birthday, at Botataung pagoda Wednesday, May 22, 2024, in Yangon, Myanmar. - AP
YANGON (AFP): Thousands of Buddhist devotees gathered at Myanmar's Shwedagon pagoda on Wednesday to mark the Buddha's birthday and to water a sacred Bodhi tree believed to be linked to his enlightenment.
Crowds shuffled up a roofed stairway crammed with stalls selling flowers, candles and incense to reach the hilltop complex that dominates the skyline of commercial hub Yangon.
