MAJOR NAT FESTIVAL IN VILLAGE NORTH OF MANDALAY
Nats are local spirits that inhabit natural features which must be
appeased
with ceremonies by shamans (often male transvestite priests)
Right: Images representing the Nats
AROUND MANDALAY
Lady with huge cheroot & girl wearing traditional face painting of
thanakha paste
favoured by many women in Burma as sunscreen & beauty aid / Boat on
Ayerwaddy River