Peter Battye, Bagan beauty (March Theme: Above)

A hot air balloon provided the opportunity to view from above the Buddhist stupas and pagodas that are strewn across the Bagan plains, Myanmar. Many are beautifully ornate, symmetrical and highly textured structures that were built centrirs ago and are now a major tourist attraction.

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