A Buddhist devotee prays next to Buddha statues during a visit to Shwedagon pagoda to mark the full moon of the Thadingyut festival in Yangon on October 9, 2022. Thousands of Buddhist devotees thronged Yangon's Shwedagon Pagoda to mark the full moon of the Thadingyut festival on October 9, some offering prayers for their country plunged into turmoil by last year's coup. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)
