In this photo taken on May 25, 2017, a devotee kneels in prayer as she watches Buddhist monk novices walk through town collecting alms in the morning in Bagan. Buddhist tradition in Myanmar requires everyone to spend some time in a monastery or nunnery before the age of 18 in what is viewed as an important coming of age ritual. Others, however, are there for the long-term, destined for a monastic life. / AFP PHOTO / Ye Aung THU