Guardian spirit in the Shwenandaw monastery

            The gold-painted carving is a guardian Nat for Shwenandaw Kyaung. 

Nats are the spirits of an animistic belief that is interwoven with Buddhism in Myanmar.
Shwenandaw Kyaung is a monastery in Mandalay, which is decorated with marvellous wood carvings that used to be gilded.
It is an edifice moved from the Mandalay palace. It is the only surviving architecture of the palace as the royal complex was completely incinerated by the allied force bombings during the WW II.

This is a supplement to the photos taken during the Myanmar trip in 2012 that visited Mandalay and Shan State a.c.a. Golden Triangle.
   

Taken in: Myanmar / Mandalay / Aungmyaythazan / Ashebyin (show map)

Taken on: November 9, 2012

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Myamar

Mandalay

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architecture

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Sets appears in: • Trip to Myanmar 2012

Groups appears in: • Folk Art • Wood and Stone Carvings more » • Religions • Architectural Beauty ! • Architecture Unlimited « less

Camera: Fujifilm FinePix F770EXR, f/5.0, 1/250 sec, 19.1mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix F770EXR
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	19.1mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	-0.33 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Lightroom 7.1.2 (Macintosh)
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