Shwedagon Pagoda Photos

The Magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda

Shwedagon Pagoda at night

Another view of Shwedagon Pagoda

Smaller stupas surrounding the Shwedagon Pagoda

Shin Pyu Ceremony at Shwedagon Pagoda

Cleaning the platform of Shwedagon Pagoda

Devotees praying at Aung Myay or the land of victory

Scene of Shwedagon Pagoda over the Kandawgyi Lake

Offering flowers at buddha image

The Magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda

The rest place on Shwedagon Pagoda

Smaller stupas surrounding the Shwedagon Pagoda

Shwedagon Pagoda, the north side

The stairways down the northern side

The white marble platform on Shwedagon Pagoda

Another view on Shwedagon Pagoda

A rest place with Myanmar Style spires

Buddha Images

A boy offering flowers and water to the Buddha Image

Offering and pouring water on Buddha Image is anothe Myanmar Culture

Devotees praying at Aung Myay or the land of victory

The sitting Buddha Image inside Chanthargyi rest place

Another view of Shwedagon Pagoda

The sparkling Bronze Buddha Image

Another view on Shwedagon Pagoda

The decorative ceilings of the monuments on Shwedagon Pagoda

The eastern stairways to Shwedagon Pagoda

Shwedagon Pagoda

Locals praying under a Bo Tree

People come to pray to ask for baby boys at this spirit

A Nat holding a boy, locals come to pray to ask for baby boys

Inside the prayer halls, south side

Offering water to Marble Buddha Image

The Diamond Bud at the top-most part of the Shwedagon Pagoda

A reclining Buddha Image at Shwedagon Pagoda

A night scene of Shwedagon Pagoda

This is the entrance believe to lead inside the Shwedagon Pagoda

Another shot of Shwedagon Pagoda

Locals praying

The Bo tree where the Kason festival is held

White paper umbrellas

Offering candle lights and insent sticks

Another night scene of Shwedagon Pagoda

Jasmine and other flower for offering

The bronze bell

Another monument on Shwedagon Pagoda

Selling paper mache toys such as owls, boys, cows and more

The southern stairways of Shwedagon Pagoda

A view of Shwedagon Pagoda from the southern stairways

Large sitting Buddha images inside the prayer halls

Golf leaf foil

Offering the gold leaf foil by sticking on the body of the Buddha Image

Offering gold leaf

A night scene of Shwedagon Pagoda

The lions at the base of the stairways, southern side

Ceilings decorated with images and lives of Buddha Image

Marble statues of Shwedagon Pagoda

The Singu Min Bell

A statue of a Nat or Spirit

Coconut and Banana offerteries at Shwedagon Pagoda

Ethnic tribes visiting Shwedagon Pagoda

Lawka Pala Meldaw or the guardian Ogress

Shin Pyu Ceremony at Shwedagon Pagoda

Shin Pyu Ceremony is the Novicehood ceremony

Shin Pyu is another Myanmar Traditional Ceremony

Children are dressed colorfully and enjoy the ceremony

Its merit time and offering Ahlu or donations are held

The participants of Shin Pyu walking around the Shwedagon Pagoda

The three headed elephants with a pagoda on the back

Another view of Shwedagon Pagoda

The Moon shining over Shwedagon Pagoda

The southern entrance gate to Shwedagon Pagoda

Small images carved on the ceilings of halls

The penant shape vane decorated with gems and jewels

Lions are represented as guardians of sacred places in Myanmar

Mosaic decorations on ceilings

Lighting oil cups at night on Shwedagon Pagoda

More Buddha Images of Shwedagon Pagoda

The stairways with decorated spires

The footprints of Buddha

Night scene of Shwedagon Pagoda over the Kandawgyi Lake

Offering candle lights and insent sticks

The eatern entrance gate to Shwedagon Pagoda

A shop selling Buddha images on the stairways

Decorated Spires

Statues of Nats, lions, orgres and zawgyis

Gold, silver, green, yellow, white, red paper umbrellas for offering

Mosaic Pillars can be seen in the compound of Shwedagon Pagoda