Hindus in Myanmar put their best foot forward on Wednesday - and prayed it wouldn’t get burnt to a cinder. Hundreds of the faithful gathered at a temple in the capital Naypyitaw for an annual festival that included devotees walking across red-hot embers – or running, in many cases – in order to prove their faith.
Hindu devotees in Myanmar walk across hot coal and pierce skin during fire festival
Hindus in Myanmar put their best foot forward on Wednesday - and prayed it wouldn’t get burnt to a cinder. Hundreds of the faithful gathered at a temple in the capital Naypyitaw for an annual festival that included devotees walking across red-hot embers – or running, in many cases – in order to prove their faith.