DALA TOWNSHIP, Rangoon — A 10-day celebration marking the 83rd annual Hindu festival at Sri Wa Lite Muthu Mari Raman temple in Rangoon’s Dala Township wrapped up over the weekend.
On the last day, which fell on Sunday, local Hindus in the township’s Bo Yan Pyay ward walked on fire, provided vegetarian meals and rice for more than 3,500 people, and entertained festival attendants with a variety of activities.
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