Young Burmese boy celebrating his ordination into the priesthood
Burma
1957
Burma
Burma was a country that never failed to fascinate Ernst Scheidegger, which is why he worked there on several occasions for Magnum and also for a number of magazines from the 1950s onwards. He was particularly interested in the rituals of the Buddhist people there.
Ritual initiating a young boy into a Buddhist community
Bruma
1968
The Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon
Burma
1968
Buddha in the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon
Burma
1968
A traditional Burmese Fest
Burma
1957
Begging nuns on the flight of steps to the Shwedagon-Pagoda in Rangoon
Burma
1968
Boy about to join the monastery in Rangoon
Burma
1968
Woman praying before the Pagoda, Rangoon
Burma
1970