A man placing gold leaf on a buddha statue at the Mahamuni Buddha Temple Mandalay Myanmar Burma

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The Mahamuni Buddha Temple, Burmese pronunciation: [məhà mṵnḭ pʰəjádʑí]; also called the Mahamuni Image) is a Buddhist temple and major pilgrimage site, located southwest of Mandalay, Myanmar The Mahamuni Buddha image (literal meaning: The Great Sage) is deified in this temple and originally came from It is highly venerated in Burma. Gold leaves are regularly applied to the face of the Mahamuni Buddha by male devotees. Consequent to the frequent application of gold leaves, the coating of gold (thickness 15 centimeters ( in)) has given a shapeless contour to the Mahamuni image.

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Size: 5320px × 3540px
Location: Mandalay Myanmar
Photo credit: © Rick Rudnicki / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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