One morning at Maha Gandayon Kyaungtaik, Amarapura near Mandalay.

It was lunchtime.

The dining halls of the monastery were packed with monks of different ranks and ages. The junior monks were in their whites and the senior ones in their saffron.

It an amazing sight, NOT sound.

Despite the fact that there were at least 1000 monks, the whole dining area was very quiet.

I was informed they were not supposed to talk during dining.

Such an ironic moment, I thought.

This is what I managed to capture.

I can still hear the silence each time I look at this photo.