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Day to night timelapse of temples in Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Pagoda sunrise, Bagan Myanmar, Sunrise above temples and pagodas of Bagan Myanmar, Sunrise Pagan Myanmar temple and pagoda. Men and woman at ...

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