Working On Marble Buddhas Near Mandalay In Myanmar

Carving marble Buddhas in Sagyin village on 19th May 2016 in Mandalay division, Myanmar. Sagyin, a village 21 miles north of Mandalay is known for its mountain range of seven hills containing marble stone. The marble blocks are carved into Buddha images of different styles and sent to Buddhist monasteries all around Myanmar. Nowadays more work is done by machines, but in the past everything was done by hand

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Carving marble Buddhas in Sagyin village on 19th May 2016 in Mandalay division, Myanmar. Sagyin, a village 21 miles north of Mandalay is known for its mountain range of seven hills containing marble stone. The marble blocks are carved into Buddha images of different styles and sent to Buddhist monasteries all around Myanmar. Nowadays more work is done by machines, but in the past everything was done by hand