New on 500px : Little Monk by Namjagbarwa- by Namjagbarwa-

Filmed in Jiuzhi County of Qinghai province Chinese.

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New on 500px : Into the Light – Mandalay, Myanmar by bpham by bpham

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Into the Light – Mandalay, Myanmar

It was one of those fortuitous moment, when everything seemed to be right. The sun was hiding behind the clouds, partially lighting up the courtyard of this temple. Right at that moment, a monk coming down from the stair, and walked right into the light.

I took a few shots, with one left, and one right in addition to the one with the monk. Then stitched them into this pano…

These were taken handheld with the 16-35mm F4.

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New on 500px : Accompany by JoseChoi by JoseChoi

Luang Prabang, Laos.

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New on 500px : Every body by galadiaost by galadiaost

Evening of Wat Phra That Choeng Chum Wat Muang district, Sakon Nakhon in all the priests of the temple will be forthcoming. New to Buddhism can bump into the candle lit merit pay homage to the ancestors who have passed away. And so is the glory

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New on 500px : Keep walking!! by Mingmuang by Mingmuang

Evening of Wat Phra That Choeng Chum Wat Muang district, Sakon Nakhon in all the priests of the temple will be forthcoming. New to Buddhism can bump into the candle lit merit pay homage to the ancestors who have passed away. And so is the glory

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New on 500px : Mingun Pagoda (Myanmar) by jankovoy by jankovoy

Идет набор группы в тур KANCHENJUNGA TREK – Пять Сокровищ Великих Снегов (12.10.2014 – 03.11.2014). Подробности здесь: http://ift.tt/15ILjps

Мингун-Пайя (окрестности Мандалая, Мьянма) – это огромная кирпичная пагода, которая должна была стать самой большой ступой в мире высотой 150 метров. Строилась она в течении 23 лет и была построена только на треть (53 м), так как астрологи предсказали королю Бодопаю смерть, как только он закончит ее строительство.

Услышав такое предсказание, король тут же, в 1813 году, свернул стройку. Но это его не спасло от скорой смерти и он умер всего спустя 6 лет. А в 1839 году недостроенная пагода пострадала в результате землетрясения, которое оставило на ней гигантские трещины.

Мингун-Пайя огромна, особенно хорошо ее масштаб виден в сравнении с ростом человека. На нее было потрачено столько кирпича, камней и труда, что она чуть не разорила всю империю, может быть, именно поэтому и появилось то предсказание о смерти короля, что если он достроит Пагоду, то погибнет вся империя.

Myanmar, Mingun, 2014 | 1/500 sec, f/3.5, ISO 250, FL 40 mm (Canon EOS 5D Mark III + Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM)

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New on 500px : Monk on an iPhone by erikpronske by erikpronske

Image taken at Wat Phra That Doi Suthep near Chiang Mai

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New on 500px : Silhouette Tarpa Choeling by olafrocksien by olafrocksien

Hardly no light inside the hall of Tharpa Choeling Monastery during the morning puja. The young monk sat concentrated and motionless, so that I took several attempts to get an almost clear shot of him.
Kalimpong/ West Bengal

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New on 500px : read by YHLau by YHLau

little monk reading in the dark

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New on 500px : Prayer by andymumford by andymumford

A shot of a novice monk in front of the reclining buddha at Shwesandaw Paya, Bagan. As we entered the tiny building where the buddha is located we came across a photographer shooting this scene. It’s not a “natural” scene, as the photographer, who was shooting a book in Burma, had a guide who’d set up the scene for him, complete with local novice monks who were carefully posed and lit.

The photographer invited me to take a shot of the scene, and I was hardly likely to decline. I quickly stepped in, composed and measured the exposure, before taking three frames.

It was another chance encounter in a wonderful country that left us both feeling uplifted and happy….it was a fantastic trip.

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