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One of the most popular and interesting places in Myanmar is the Shwegadon Pagoda in Yangon. It is one of the major tourist spots in Myanmar. This conical Buddhist shrine is placed on a hill top. This solid stupa is made of brick which is entirely surfaced with gold. This golden pagoda is about 99 m high. The base of the pagoda is encircled by 64 tiny pagodas along with four bigger pagodas on the four corners as revealed by the images of Shwedagon Pagoda. Four sphinxes on each side and six leogryphs, three on every corner of the pagoda are also present, as seen in the images of Shwedagon Pagoda.
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At the center of each corner Tazaungs are present where offerings are made to the images of Buddha. Four sculptures of bending elephants are also seen in some of the images of Shwedagon Pagoda, where people kneel. Pedestals for making offerings also are present here.An image of S shows the pagoda and a monk in the evening light. Other images of Shwedagon Pagoda show the pagoda with some monks in the sunlight while the sun is setting.
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Another picture of Shwedagon Pagoda reveals the sparkling beauty of the pagoda in evening light and at night. Other images of Shwedagon Pagoda display the Shwedagon Paya. Different images of Shwedagon Pagoda reveal the beauty of the different parts of the pagoda at different times of the day. Some of the pictures of the pagoda offer different views of the four tunnels which lead to the base of this pagoda. Numerous images of Shwedagon Pagoda taken from different angles offer different views of the pagoda like low angle views and exterior views. Numerous views of the ten different parts of the pagoda are also offered in few images of Shwedagon Pagoda:
The Diamond Bud
The Vane
The Crown
The Plantain Bud-shaped Bulbous Spire
The Ornamental Lotus Flower
The Embossed Bands
The Inverted Bowl
The Bell
The 3 Terraces
The Base
Various other images of Shwedagon Pagoda offer different views of the pagoda like:
Offerings of water and flowers to the Buddha
Men who are about to become monks lining up on the pagoda
Prayers going on in the prayer hall
The Shwedagon being renovated
A golden Buddha image
The pagoda from the East Gate
The passageway from the North Gate
The West Gate
"Lawka Pala Meldaw" or the guardian of the world
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