Also see: our photography tour to Myanmar.
During my journeys through the cities and smaller places in Myanmar, I always enjoyed meeting and interacting with Buddhist monks. You find them almost everywhere across the country in fairly good numbers, be it in large cities or the countryside. They are genial people who are happy to talk and spend some time with you, provided the language barrier is overcome. Very few people speak English in Myanmar, so it helps if there is a guide who can be a translator. Here is a look at images of Buddhist monks in Myanmar.
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A monk travelling in Yangon Circular Train, Yangon.
Nuns seeking alms in a street in the suburbs of Yangon. Seeking alms is a daily ritual of monks and nuns. You can often see them walking in line with a bowl in hand in the morning hours.
Nuns prostrate against Mahazedi Pagoda in Bago near Yangon.
Monks at work, preparing their meal. At a monastery in downtown Yangon.
A monk plays with his phone, while a cat plays with the monk… at Nga Phe Kyaung monastery in Inle Lake area.
Lunch time for young monks at Shwe Gu monastery in Bagan.
A class in progress for young monks at Ywama monastery in Inle Lake area.
A monk walking through a pillared pathway at Kha Khat Wain Kyaung monastery in Bago, near Yangon.
Monks seeking alms on the streets of Mandalay.
A monk looks through the window of his monastery near Inle Lake.
Also see: Our photography tour to Myanmar, in which we visit most of these places. The tour mentored by our travel photographer takes you through the well-known cultural centers of Myanmar. The tour lets you soak in the country’s rich cultural heritage and beautiful sights as you lean about the nuances of travel photography and make beautiful images along the way with the help of your mentor.