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![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 497 W: 152 N: 205]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (2080) | Bagan is well-known for its amazing sight of the plain of 3000+ stupas. There is a lesser known treasure of Bagan, its mural paintings. While everyone have seen the exquisite carvings of Angkor Wat, very few articles have delved on the mural paintings of Bagan. Mostly, because most of these paintings are not accessible to the usual travelers. As luck has it, I had the chance to follow the Bagan Archaeological team on their survey for one day and it has open my eyes to something that I have not even thought of seeing.
The villages that was in the Bagan Archaeological plain has been forcefully moved in order to "protect" the sites. Only a few families are allowed to stay behind. The privilege came with a price, they become the caretakers for the temples.
In some of the accessible temples such as this one, pilgrims sometimes left behind offerings.
This boy bended to pick up a fallen wooden Buddha, I backed up to the wall, he straightened up, I raised the camera, he lifted the statue, I pressed the shutter. |
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