David Clay Photography
Pilgrims in the shade - Ananda Pagoda Festival 2014
ANANDA PAGODA FESTIVAL
Dates: Full moon Day of Pyatho to the 15th Waxing of Pyatho
Jan4 to 19 (2014):
The zebu oxen are given rest and stand freed of the Withers yoke,named for the cross member fits in front of the withers (shoulder blades).
Pilgrims make their way to the Ananda Temple for the annual festival honoring the Buddha. A caravan of bullock carts pull into the deep ruts on the shoulder of an ancient dirt road on the outskirts of a small rural town. Both drovers and oxen enjoy the small pools of shade provided by the overhanging dense green branches of a copse near the bend of the dirt road. They rest and eat a simple meal.
Thousands of people come to enjoy the evening entertainments of the 5 day festival and to partake of the massive marketplace that takes place in Bagan area bringing together objects and foods from the far-flung regions of Myanmar.
Pilgrims in the shade - Ananda Pagoda Festival 2014
ANANDA PAGODA FESTIVAL
Dates: Full moon Day of Pyatho to the 15th Waxing of Pyatho
Jan4 to 19 (2014):
The zebu oxen are given rest and stand freed of the Withers yoke,named for the cross member fits in front of the withers (shoulder blades).
Pilgrims make their way to the Ananda Temple for the annual festival honoring the Buddha. A caravan of bullock carts pull into the deep ruts on the shoulder of an ancient dirt road on the outskirts of a small rural town. Both drovers and oxen enjoy the small pools of shade provided by the overhanging dense green branches of a copse near the bend of the dirt road. They rest and eat a simple meal.
Thousands of people come to enjoy the evening entertainments of the 5 day festival and to partake of the massive marketplace that takes place in Bagan area bringing together objects and foods from the far-flung regions of Myanmar.