15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Novice monks
Shwe Yan Pyay Monastery in Nyaung Shwe near Inle Lake is a wooden monastery with unique red painted teak wood oval windows. The temple is richly decorated with mosaics and golden ornaments. The unique oval windows at this teak monastery serves as a school for young Burmese novice monks.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 12.2015 |
| Date Uploaded: | 09.2017 |
| Photo Location: | Myanmar |
| Camera: | DMC-LX7 |
| Copyright: | © Stefanos Chronis |