Sule Pagoda

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Sule Pagoda

The Sule Pagoda is an excellent landmark. It is said to be over 2,000 years old and contains a hair given by the Buddha to two Burmese merchants. Located on a roundabout in downtown Yangon. The golden pagoda is unusual in that its octagonal shape continues right up to the bell and inverted bowl. It is surrounded by small shops and all the familiar non-religious services such as of astrologists, palmists, and so on.

 

 

A night scene of the Sule Pagoda, located in the heart of Yangon.

Marble Foot prints of Buddha, filled with gold foils, in the Sule Pagoda compound. The footprints usually describe the lives of the Buddha.
 

Nats or Spirits guarding a bell. Myanmar people usually ring the bell after making good deeds, as a custom.
 
In the prayer hall. Lots of Coconut and Banana offerings. There are four main prayer halls.
 

Each and every corner has a place like this for offering water. Myanmar has a belief of having 8 days a week, where Wednesday is divided into 2.
 
The great Sule Bo Bo Gyi or the Guardian of Sule Pagoda.
The top decorations of the Sule Pagoda.
 
A Hinthar bird carrying a pagoda on top of its body and with decorations.
 

 


 

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