Local woman with Thanakha traditional face painting, carrying a tray of sliced watermelon on her head, Shwezigon Paya, Nyaung U, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Young Burmese child with Thanakha traditional face painting, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Local woman with thanakha traditional face painting, carrying a large basket of fresh flowers on her head, Shwezigon Paya, Nyaung U, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Local woman with thanakha traditional face painting, carrying a large basket of fresh flowers on her head, Shwezigon Paya, Nyaung U, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Local woman with thanakha traditional face painting, carrying a large basket of fresh flowers on her head, Shwezigon Paya, Nyaung U, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Local woman with Thanakha traditional face painting, Thiri Mingalar Market, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Woman holding a small child, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

Burmese woman dancing, Bagan Golden Palace, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

Young woman wearing a coolie hat, Ywama, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, (Burma)

Young child wearing thanaka on his face, Yay Kyi village, Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

MYANMAR Amarapura Head and shoulders portrait of young girl at U Bein Bridge near Mandalay wearing thanakha paste patterns on her face to beautify and protect skin from the sun. cosmetic made from tree bark. Burma