71433375 - A picturesque house on stilts lies mystically in Burma's Inle Lake in fog, Shan State, Myanmar71433379 - Several traditional wooden houses on stilts in the idyllic Inle Lake in Burma's Nang Pang, Myanmar, Asia71398084 - Myanmar (formerly Burma). Yangon. (Rangoon). The Shwedagon Pagoda Buddhist holy place is the first religious center of Burma because according to the legend,it contains relics of four ancient Buddhas,including eight hair of the Gautama Buddha. People front of the Great golden stupa.71398082 - Myanmar (formerly Burma). Yangon. (Rangoon). The Shwedagon Pagoda Buddhist holy place is the first religious center of Burma because according to the legend,it contains relics of four ancient Buddhas,including eight hair of the Gautama Buddha. Woman making Offerings71398086 - Myanmar (formerly Burma). Kyaiktiyo. State Mon. Sacred site of the golden rock.71398083 - Myanmar (formerly Burma). Yangon. (Rangoon). The Shwedagon Pagoda Buddhist holy place is the first religious center of Burma because according to the legend,it contains relics of four ancient Buddhas,including eight hair of the Gautama Buddha. Woman praying front of the great stupa71398087 - Myanmar (formerly Burma). Mon State. Mawlamyine (Moulmein). Pagode Paya Kyaik than lan (Kyaikthanlan). Burmese women in traditional costume71398085 - Myanmar (formerly Burma). Yangon. (Rangoon). The Shwedagon Pagoda Buddhist holy place is the first religious center of Burma because according to the legend,it contains relics of four ancient Buddhas,including eight hair of the Gautama Buddha. Nuns in front of the great golden stupa71398081 - Myanmar (formerly Burma). Yangon. (Rangoon). The Shwedagon Pagoda Buddhist holy place is the first religious center of Burma because according to the legend,it contains relics of four ancient Buddhas,including eight hair of the Gautama Buddha. Buddha statue.71398080 - Myanmar (formerly Burma). Kyaiktiyo. State Mon. Sacred site of the golden rock. Young monks.71398079 - Myanmar (formerly Burma). Yangon (Rangoon). The Kyaukhtatgyi Pagoda is home to a large 70 meter long lying Buddha. His feet plants bear the 108 sacred marks that distinguish him from ordinary mortals. This giant Buddha,one of the largest in the country,is adorned with gold and precious stones.71398078 - Myanmar (formerly Burma). Yangon (Rangoon). The Kyaukhtatgyi Pagoda is home to a large 70 meter long lying Buddha. His feet plants bear the 108 sacred marks that distinguish him from ordinary mortals. This giant Buddha,one of the largest in the country,is adorned with gold and precious stones.70241660 - Beach on uninhabited island in the sunlight, Mergui Archipelago, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, Burma, Asia71319818 - A bull cart kicks up a cloud of dust on the road to Indawgyi Lake, Kachin State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia71319779 - Monk crossing the U Bein Bridge, Taungthaman Lake, Amarapura near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia71319158 - Intha 'leg rowing' fishermen on Inle Lake who row traditional wooden boats using their leg and fish using nets stretched over conical bamboo frames, Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia70216477 - Colorful umbrellas made of paper and bamboo in Mandalay, Myanmar, Burma71335528 - Kayan Lahwi woman with brass neck coils and traditional clothing pounding rice in a wooden mortar. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. They are in majority peasant and grow their own rice. They wear spiral coils around their neck and lower legs.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“. The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created under the pressure of the collar, the ribs lower and the shoulders and clavicles collapse. Pan Pet region, Kayah state, Myanmar.71335526 - False brass neck rings for tourists. Either you clip two parts to have a full collar or you adjust one single part with cords around you neck. In the background a real brass neck coil (approx. 3 kg ). The tourist shops are held by Kayan Lahwi women. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. They wear spiral coils around their neck and lower legs.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“. Pan Pet tourist market, Kayah state, Myanmar71319751 - Hot air balloons above the temples of Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia71319412 - Kakku Pagoda Complex, tourist walks amongst more than 2000 pagodas, Shan state, Myanmar (Burma), Asia70241671 - Sea gypsy, Moken boy carrying a chicken, Mergui Archipelago, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, Burma, Asia70216503 - Two young school girls from behind walking on Inwa island ( Ava ) at Ayeyarwady River near Amarapura, Myanmar, Burma71349820 - Intha leg rowing fisherman viewed through net on Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia71349819 - Intha leg rowing fisherman looking through fishing net, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia71349817 - Burmese lady selling water melons. Nyaung U, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia71335535 - Kayan Lahwi woman readjusting the brass rings she wears around her legs. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. They are both animists and boudhists. Women wear brass spiral coils around their neck and lower legs.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“. Pan Pet Region, Kayah State, Myanmar. 71335532 - Kayan Lahwi woman with brass neck coils and traditional clothing spinning cotton in her shop. She has displayed behind her the hand woven fabric she sells to tourists. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. Women wear spiral coils around their neck and lower legs.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“. The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created under the pressure of the collar, the ribs lower and the shoulders and clavicles collapse. Pan Pet Region, Kayah State, Myanmar. 71335522 - Portrait of a Kayan Lahwi woman with her husband. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. They wear spiral coils around their neck and lower legs.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“. The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created under the pressure of the collar, the ribs lower and the shoulders and clavicles collapse. Pan Pet Region, Kayah State, Myanmar71335521 - Kayan Lahwi woman carrying her baby and wearing brass neck coils and traditional clothing. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. They wear spiral coils around their neck and lower legs.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“. The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created under the pressure of the collar, the ribs lower and the shoulders and clavicles collapse. Pan Pet Region, Kayah State, Myanmar71335520 - Portrait of a young Kayan Lahwi woman wearing false neck rings, which she wears occasionnally. She mixes the traditional Kayan shirt with modern clothing. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. They wear brass rings around their neck.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“. Pan Pet Region, Kayah State, Myanmar71335516 - Head portrait of a Kayan Lahwi woman with brass neck coils and traditional clothing. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. They wear spiral coils around their neck and lower legs.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“.The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created under the pressure of the collar, the ribs lower and the shoulders and clavicles collapse. Pan Pet Region, Kayah State, Myanmar71319746 - Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia71319156 - Local woman carrying goods on her head across U Bein Bridge, the world's longest teak foot bridge spanning 1300 yards over Taungthaman Lake, Amarapura, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia71319154 - Local women walking across U Bein Bridge behind, the world's longest teak foot bridge spanning 1300 yards over Taungthaman Lake, Amarapura, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia70421823 - Puppets play, Bagan, Myanmar, Burma, Asia70216519 - View over the field of Pagodes in Bagan, Myanmar, Burma70036116 - Burmese marionette, puppeteer, Burma, Asia71349818 - Novice Buddhist monk praying with shafts of light, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Asia71349816 - Bullocks and cart in dramatic evening light on a dusty road at Shwenanyindaw Monastic, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia71335538 - Kayan Lahwi woman putting a brass coil on the lower leg of her daughter. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. Women wear spiral coils around their neck and lower legs.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“. Pan Pet Region, Kayah State, Myanmar. 71335536 - Kayan Lahwi woman making her morning wash and cleaning her brass neck coil with rice straw. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. Women wear spiral coils around their neck and lower legs.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“.The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created under the pressure of the collar, the ribs lower and the shoulders and clavicles collapse. Pan Pet Region, Kayah State, Myanmar. 71335533 - Kayan Lahwi woman with brass neck coils and traditional clothing boiling water in her house to add to her favourite drink, a liquor distilled from fermented sorghum (left in the jar).The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. They wear spiral coils around their neck and lower legs.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“. The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created under the pressure of the collar, the ribs lower and the shoulders and clavicles collapse. Pan Pet Region, Kayah State, Myanmar. 71335530 - Kayan Lahwi woman with brass neck coils and traditional clothing playing guitar on her house deck. Her husband is listening.The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. Women wear spiral coils around their neck and lower legs.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“. The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created under the pressure of the collar, the ribs lower and the shoulders and clavicles collapse. Pan Pet Region, Kayah State, Myanmar. 71335529 - Kayan Lahwi woman with brass neck coils and traditional clothing sifting rice to get rid of the loose husks in a flat basket. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. They are in majority peasant and grow their own rice. They wear spiral coils around their neck and lower legs.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“.The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created under the pressure of the collar, the ribs lower and the shoulders and clavicles collapse. Pan Pet region, Kayah state, Myanmar.71335525 - Multi-generational Kayan Lahwi peasant family portrait. The grand mother is wearing the traditional brass neck coils and clothing, which the youger women have decided not to put on any more. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. They wear spiral coils around their neck and lower legs.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“. The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created under the pressure of the collar, the ribs lower and the shoulders and clavicles collapse. Pan Pet Region, Kayah State, Myanmar 71335524 - Kayan Lahwi women at the Kay Htein Bo village celebration. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. They wear spiral coils around their neck and lower legs.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“. The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created under the pressure of the collar, the ribs lower and the shoulders and clavicles collapse.The traditionnal Kay Htein Bo celebration is held once a year in April in most every Kayan village. It’s an opportunity for Kayan people from all different places and even 71335519 - Head portrait of a Kayan Lahwi woman with brass neck coils and traditional clothing. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. They wear spiral coils around their neck and lower legs.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“.The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created under the pressure of the collar, the ribs lower and the shoulders and clavicles collapse. Pan Pet Region, Kayah State, Myanmar71335515 - Head portrait of a Kayan Lahwi woman with brass neck coils and traditional clothing. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. They wear spiral coils around their neck and lower legs.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“.The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created under the pressure of the collar, the ribs lower and the shoulders and clavicles collapse. Pan Pet Region, Kayah State, Myanmar71319687 - Temples and pagodas at sunrise, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia 71319590 - Dawn over ancient temples from hot air balloon, Bagan (Pagan), Central Myanmar, Myanmar (Burma), Asia 71319578 - Moat and palace, Mandalay Palace, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia71319155 - Two Buddhist monks walking across U Bein Bridge, the world's longest teak foot bridge spanning 1300 yards over Taungthaman Lake, Amarapura, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia71319152 - Hands of Buddhist monk at Shwedagon Paya (Shwedagon Pagoda), Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia 70241670 - Sea gypsy, Moken woman smoking, Mergui Archipelago, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, Burma, Asia71349821 - Two Intha leg rowing fishermen smoking cigars, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia71335534 - Kayan Lahwi woman with brass neck coils and traditional clothing sitting next to the front door of her home. In the background stands a buddhist altar. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. They are both animists and boudhists. Women wear spiral coils around their neck and lower legs.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“. The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created under the pressure of the collar, the ribs lower and the shoulders and clavicles collapse. Pan Pet Region, Kayah State, Myanmar. 71335531 - Kayan Lahwi woman with brass neck coils and traditional clothing spinning cotton in her shop. She has displayed behind her the hand woven fabric she sells to tourists. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. Women wear spiral coils around their neck and lower legs.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“. The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created under the pressure of the collar, the ribs lower and the shoulders and clavicles collapse. Pan Pet Region, Kayah State, Myanmar. 71335518 - Head portrait of a Kayan Lahwi woman with brass neck coils and traditional clothing. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. They wear spiral coils around their neck and lower legs.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“.The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created under the pressure of the collar, the ribs lower and the shoulders and clavicles collapse. Pan Pet Region, Kayah State, Myanmar71335517 - Head portrait of a Kayan Lahwi woman with brass neck coils and traditional clothing. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. They wear spiral coils around their neck and lower legs.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“.The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created under the pressure of the collar, the ribs lower and the shoulders and clavicles collapse. Pan Pet Region, Kayah State, Myanmar71319750 - Temples of Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia71319747 - Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia71319589 - Sunrise over the Bagan temples dating from the 11th and 13th centuries, Bagan (Pagan), Central Myanmar, Myanmar (Burma), Asia 71319406 - Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia71319405 - Boat on Thaungthaman Lake, and U Bein's Bridge, at 1.2 km long the world's longest teak bridge, Amarapura, Myanmar (Burma), Asia71319157 - Intha 'leg rowing' fishermen at sunset on Inle Lake who row traditional wooden boats using their leg and fish using nets stretched over conical bamboo frames, Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia70421802 - View from the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar, Burma, Asia71335537 - Kayan Lahwi woman with brass neck coils and traditional clothing looking after her grandchildren while the parents are working in the farm. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. Women wear spiral coils around their neck and lower legs.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“.The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created under the pressure of the collar, the ribs lower and the shoulders and clavicles collapse. Pan Pet Region, Kayah State, Myanmar. 71335527 - Kayan Lahwi woman with brass neck coils and traditional clothing buying Thai food at the market. The Long Neck Kayan (also called Padaung in Burmese) are a sub-group of the Karen ethnic from Burma. They wear spiral coils around their neck and lower legs.They are also nicknamed "giraffe women“.The neck itself is not lengthened; the appearance of a stretched neck is created under the pressure of the collar, the ribs lower and the shoulders and clavicles collapse. Demoso market, Kayah State, Myanmar. 71319778 - Monk crossing the U Bein Bridge, Taungthaman Lake, Amarapura near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia70241669 - Sea gypsies, Moken woman and child looking out of a hut, Mergui Archipelago, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, Burma, Asia71318978 - View of hot air balloon and temples at dawn, Bagan (Pagan), Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma), Asia71318947 - Kan Thar Yar Lake, Hpa An, Kayin State (Karen State), Myanmar (Burma), Asia71318946 - Tizit Beach and fishing boats, Dawei Peninsula, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar (Burma), Asia71318945 - Kyauk Kalap Buddhist Temple in the middle of a lake at sunrise, Hpa An, Kayin State (Karen State), Myanmar (Burma), Asia71318912 - Ballooning in the early morning over the archaeological site, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma)71318939 - Sunrise at the Temples of Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia71318979 - View of temples at dawn, Bagan (Pagan), Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma), Asia70421842 - In Nga Phe Chaung on the Inle Lake, Myanmar, Burma, Asia70216537 - Young burmese monk carrying water tnks over his shoulders near Mount Popa, Myanmar, Burma70216549 - Women drying fish in a fishing village near Ngapali Beach, Gulf of Bengal, Rakhine State, Myanmar, Burma70216411 - Buddha statues inside the Shwedagon Pagoda at Yangon, Rangoon, Myanmar, Burma70029180 - Indo-Pacific Day-Octopus foraging, Octopus cyanea, Burma, Myanmar, Birma, Indian ocean, Andaman sea70451627 - 'Burma, Shan State, Junior Monks; Lashio'70216552 - Man standing on a fishing boat in the sunset in Ngapali Beach, Gulf of Bengal, Rakhine State, Myanmar, Burma70216417 - Head of a Buddha statue on the grounds of the Shwedagon Pagoda at Yangon, Rangoon, Myanmar, Burma70028145 - young monks, playing chinlon football, hill monastery, Burma, Myanmar70241656 - Beach on uninhabited island in the sunlight, Mergui Archipelago, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, Burma, Asia70216560 - hotel Laguna Lodge at Ngapali Beach at the Gulf of Bengal, Rakhine State, Myanmar, Burma70241694 - Village with stilt houses of the Intha people, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma, Asia70241688 - Intha fisherman with fish trap in the evening light, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma, Asia70241658 - Beach on uninhabited island in the sunlight, Mergui Archipelago, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, Burma, Asia70241616 - Praying buddhists at the Shwedagon Pagoda in the light of the evening sun, Rangoon, Myanmar, Burma, Asia70029993 - Dhammayangyi Patho, Pagan Burma70028039 - Shwedagon Pagoda, Burma, Myanmar, evening light70241626 - Deserted street cafe, Rangoon, Myanmar, Burma, Asia70241610 - Workers on a sugarcane field, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma, Asia70241605 - little Buddha statues in the wall of the pagoda of the Shwe Yan Bye- Monastery, Nyaungshwe, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma, Asia70216557 - Anchor and fishing boats in Ngapali Beach, Gulf of Bengal, Rakhine State, Myanmar, Burmanext page