Myanmar's most famous Buddha image, 13ft high and covered in 6 inches of pure gold leaf , Mahamuni Paya, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Myanmar's most famous Buddha image, 13ft high and covered in 6 inches of pure gold leaf , Mahamuni Paya, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Mahamuni Paya (Mahamuni Buddhist temple), devotees praying and pressing gold leaf onto the Mahamuni buddha statue, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Gold Buddha statue, Mahamuni Paya, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Courtyard with columns and ceiling covered in gold leaf, Mahamuni Paya, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Mahamuni Paya temple and monastery, Mawlamyine (Moulmein), Mon State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Courtyard with columns and ceiling covered in gold leaf, Mahamuni Paya, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Mahamuni Paya temple and monastery, Mawlamyine (Moulmein), Mon State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Mahamuni Paya Buddha Temple, Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Young Burmese girl during ritual for becoming a nun, Paya Mahamuni, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Young Burmese girl during ritual for becoming a nun, Paya Mahamuni, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Colonial style house, Mahamuni Paya, Mawlamyine (Moulmein), Mon State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Worshippers at Maha Muni (Great Sage) Pagoda (Mahamuni Paya), Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Food seller at Maha Muni (Great Sage) Pagoda (Mahamuni Paya), Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia