OF 12 months in Myanmar, Tazaungmone is a significant month for the Buddhists, and they keep the sabbath, recite Pathan and Paritta, donate Kathina robes, celebrate Kathina donation ceremonies and make good deeds on that day. The pagodas and monasteries in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area were also crowded with devotees on the full moon day of Tazaungmone.

In the morning, the 15th Tazaungdine Golden Lotus Robe donation ceremony was held at the Uppatasanti Pagoda in Nay Pyi Taw.

It was attended by Union Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture U Tin Oo Lwin, Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman U Than Tun Oo and other relevant officials.

The Union minister and party took Nine Precepts from Ovadacariya of Pagoda Presiding Sayadaw of Inntha East Monastery and donated offertories to Sayadaws.

Moreover, the pagodas in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area were also crowded with pilgrims, locals and families of government employees.

Similarly, the white-elephant camp, religious item stalls and souvenir shops were also crowded with visitors.

Moreover, streets and roads were packed with people celebrating the Kathina ceremony, charity fair and the shopping centres and places of recreation were also packed with visitors.

The well-known DJ music and the band also entertained visitors at the night market festival of Nay Pyi Taw Water Fountain Park.

People offered 9,000 oil lamps to the Uppatasanti Pagoda in the evening, and also Mezali (Cassia siamea) salad and Pantthaku (kind of discarding cash or materials).

The traffic police and security members also provided security measures for the people.

 Lu Lin Nge/KTZH

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