Buddhist monks attend the annual meeting of the ultra-nationalist group Buddha Dhamma Parahita Foundation in Yangon.
Hundreds of monks swathed in saffron and maroon robes filed early morning into a Yangon monastery for the annual meeting of the Foundation.
The group was known as Ma Ba Tha until a ban by the government and religious authorities in 2017 aimed at curbing its influence.
Despite the ban, offline and on Facebook the group has continued to operate under its new name.
Increasingly taking a radical stance against civilian leader Suu Kyi's government, the group has also sidled-up to the country's still-powerful military.
Monks regularly appear at pro-army nationalist rallies and the military returned the favor at Monday's session.
