In this photo taken on May 24, 2017, a traditional horse cart (R) passes Buddhist monk novices boarding a truck that will take them back to their monastery after collecting alms 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