The countryside in Myanmar has thousands of pagodas and stupas.

Bullock cart collecting water from the Irrawaddy near Gwechaung hill, Myanmar.

Myanmar puppets for sale in Mingun, Myanmar.

Crumbling old colonial buildings in the small riverbank town of Sale, Myanmar.

Drummer at the elephant Dance in Tan Kyi Taung, Myanmar.

Pwe Kauk Falls is a popular holiday spot near Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar.

A crowded market in the festival grounds near Shwezigone Pagoda, northern Myanmar.

A wedding party at Thayet Myo, Myanmar.

Preparing a banner for a festival in Pyay, Myanmar.

Katina festival parade carrying donations for monks near Lashio, northern Myanmar

Men take the katina parade seriously. Lashio, Myanmar.

A boat silhouetted at sunset on the Irrawaddy River near Bagan, Myanmar.