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Monks at the Mahagandayon Monastery in Amarapura Myanmar

Buddhist monks in traditional robes are eating in the dining hall at the Mahagandayon Monastery in Amarapura, Mandalay, Myanmar, after the alms in the early morning. The monks at the Mahagandayon Monastery are ordained into the Shwegyin Nikaya, the second largest orders of monks in Myanmar, one of the most orthodox monastic orders.