"""28 OCTOBER 2015 - THANLYNN, MYANMAR:  A """"Hermit Monk"""" talks to Buddhists in a prayer hall at Kyaik Khauk Pagoda during observances of Thadingyut. The Thadingyut Festival, the Lighting Festival of Myanmar, is held on the full moon day of the Burmese Lunar month of Thadingyut. As a custom, it is held at the end of the Buddhist lent (Vassa). The Thadingyut festival is the celebration to welcome the Buddha's descent from heaven.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ"""
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