CULTURAL dance troupes from various ethnic nationalities, who performed traditional cultural dances in celebration of the 8th anniversary of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), paid homage to the Maravijaya Buddha Image in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon. They also attended a dinner hosted in their honour by the Prime Minister.

The dance troupes initially visited the Maravijaya Buddha Image, the tallest sitting marble Buddha image globally, which is situated in Nay Pyi Taw's Dekkhinathiri Thiri Township. They explored 24 buildings around square, each showcasing different works of art. Following this, they visited the Agga Dhipadi Sasana Beikman and religious treatises on marble slabs in Pali script and Romanized language, utilizing modern equipment.

Additionally, they toured stone plaque chamber pagodas with inscriptions, Musalinda Lake, and Dragon Pagoda, concluding their visit at the NayPyi Taw Junction Centre.

In the evening, the dance troupes were guests at a dinner hosted by Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing at Hotel Max, as an acknowledgment of their performances at the 8th anniversary of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA). They dined together with Union Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture U Tin Oo Lwin, Union Minister for Ethnic Affairs Jeng Phang Naw Taung, Deputy Ministers, and other officials.

The dance troups participating in the 8th anniversary event of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) included dancers from the MRTV of the Ministry of Information, traditional cultural dance troupes from the Ministry of Religious and Culture, and the Fine Arts Department. Ethnic traditional culture dance troupes from Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Mon, Rakhine, and Shan states also took part. MNA/KZL

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