Myanmar Tribal People - October 2018

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The Shwedagon pagoda, Yangon.

Shwedagon

Father and son at the Shwedagon pagoda. The youngster has had thanaka applied to his cheeks for sun protection. Thanaka is made from ground bark of several trees very common in Myanmar.

Shwedagonthanaka

Younger Buddhist nuns pray at the Shwedagon.

Shwedagon

Buddhist nun praying at the Shwedagon.

Shwedagon

Young monks praying before the mid-day meal at a monastery near Yangon. Monks and nuns do not eat after this meal as digesting food eaten later in the day interferes with proper meditation.

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Porters during their lunch break at the Sittwe wholesale fruit and vegetable market.

Sittwe

Mother and son enjoying watermelon.

Sittwe

Workers at the Sittwe wholesale market.

Sittwe

A porter taking a break at the Sittwe wholesale fruit and vegetable market.

Sittwe

At the Sittwe fish market. Starting before dawn, the market seemed to be focused on wholesqale transactions.

Sittwe

At the Sittwe fish market.

Sittwe

Sittwe, Myanmar fish market.

Sittwe

Melon vendor Sittwe fish market.

Sittwe

At the Sittwe market.

Sittwe

Leaving the Sittwe fish market by pedicab.

Sittwe

Fetching water from the community well near the city of Mrauk U.

Mrauk U.

The pagoda chosen for our sunset shots near Mrauk U. Rice planting in the foreground.

Mrauk U.

pagoda at sunset.

Mrauk U.

Young monk posing for us near Mrauk U.

Mrauk U.

Another young monk posing for us at sunset near Mrauk U.

Mrauk U.

Water lily at our hotel near Mrauk U.

Mrauk U.

Rice harvesting near Heho, Myanmar.

Heho Myanmar.

Another view of the rice harvesters

Heho Myanmar.

Young girls, members of the Kayan tribe, who were enjoying a Sunday outing near Loikaw. The Kayan are sometimes called Padaung, which they do not like.

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A picture I took in 1988 in eastern Myanmar to where the Kayan were forced to flee from the Burmese army. We were trekking in Thailand and crossed the border into Burma, as Myanmar was then called. While times are changing for the Myanmar tribal people, the Kayan women certainly seem to continue their tradition of adornment with neck rings.

Kayan

Back to the 2018 trip - two Kayaw ladies in Loikaw village, Kayah state, Myanmar.

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Kayaw women sorting what appear to be coffee beans.

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Elder Kayaw lady, Loikaw village, Kayah state, Myanmar.

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Close up of same lady - pleasant smile.

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Two Kayaw boys.

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Farm scene near Hpe Hkon on the shore of Inle Lake.

Hpe Hkon

Another rural scene with a traditional Burmese ox cart.

Hpe Hkon

Leg rowers during the Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda festival on Inle Lake.

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A shot taken during the Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda festival on Inle Lake.

Phaung Daw OoInle Lake.

Mother and son during the festival.

Phaung Daw OoInle Lake.

Vendor at a market on the shores of Inle Lake.

Inle lake

Buddhist monk at a monastery near Inle Lake.

Inle lake

Lady preparing a meal in the monastery. Most likely a form of alms giving by lay people.

Inle Lake.

Young lady near Inle Lake.

Inle Lake

Pom Nee, a Pao lady, with her cheroot at Inthein on the shore of Inle Lake, the site of 17th century ruins.

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My memory was jogged and I was able to find this photo of Pom Nee, the same lady, from a trip to Inle Lake in 2013. I wonder how many cheroots she has smoked for tourists in those 5 years.

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Inle Lake leg rowers through a fish trap.

Inle Lakeleg rowers

Tomatoes grown on floating Inle Lake beds are shipped to much of Myanmar. Here, the sorting process.

Inle Lake

Novice monks at a monastery in Keng Tung, Myanmar.

Keng Tung

Buddhist prayer candles Keng Tung.

Keng Tung

Boy herding water buffalo near Pintau, Myanmar.

Pintau