Mahamuni Pagoda in Mandalay Myanmar Asia

The Buddha statue is the holiest in the whole country. Not only is it richly decorated with precious stones, it is also decorated with gold leaf by thousands of visitors every day.

The wafer-thin leaves have piled up over the years, so that the Buddha is now completely misshapen. It is estimated that between 3 and 12 tons of gold leaf stuck to the Buddha

By the way, only men are allowed to stick the gold directly on the Buddha statue.