Young workers at this Buddhist pagoda/temple in Mandalay, Myanmar mix paint by hand and then put a coat on a stupa.

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Young men mix paint for a nearby stupa at the Maha Aung Mye Bonzan Monastery in Mandalay, Myanmar. One young man stands in a large vat where paint mix and water are poured. He uses implements and his own body to mix the paint. Many of the young men and boys chew betel nuts, a widely popular Burmese past time. It turns the gyms and lips red.

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Size: 4243px × 3744px
Location: Mandalay, Myanmar
Photo credit: © Robert Dodge / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: blue, boys, buddhism, buddhist, mandalay, men, mixing, myanmar, pagoda, paint, painting, religion, spiritual, stupa, temple, young