Mahamuni Temple is a major pilgrimage site in Mandalay, Burma. Men only are allowed to approach the Buddha and apply gold leaf


The Mahamuni Buddha Temple is a Buddhist temple and major pilgrimage site in Mandalay, Burma. The Mahamuni Buddha image is deified in this temple and originally came from Arakan and is highly venerated in Burma and central to many people's lives, as it is seen as an expression of representing the Buddha's life.


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Location: Mandalay, Myanmar
Photo credit: © John Lander / Alamy / Afripics
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