Thousands throng Myanmar's Shwedagon to mark Buddhist festival of lights

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 09, 2022 9:40 pm

YANGON: Thousands of Buddhist devotees thronged Myanmar's Shwedagon Pagoda to mark the full moon of the Thadingyut festival on Sunday, some offering prayers for a country plunged into turmoil by last year's coup.

The three-day festival marks Buddha's descent from heaven and is normally marked by riotous fireworks displays, with candles and colouful lanterns lighting up streets and homes.

Buddhist devotees visit Shwedagon pagoda to mark the full moon of the Thadingyut festival in Yangon on October 9, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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