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 Myanmar, Mandalay: Vessantara Jakata - intricate gilded carvings in front of the shrine of Shwenandaw Kyaung illustrating the story of King Vessantara, one of the incarnations of Buddha. It is central to the celebrations of Thet Mahachat in Theravada Buddhism. 
 Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples

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Photographer: Peter Michael Rhodes
Collection: Travel
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PMR-D0877
Upload Date: 2013-02-15 14:51:06
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Myanmar, Mandalay: Vessantara Jakata - intricate gilded carvings in front

of the shrine of Shwenandaw Kyaung illustrating the story of King Vessantara, one of the incarnations of Buddha. It is central to the celebrations of Thet Mahachat in Theravada Buddhism.
Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples