shwedagon pagoda 2600

Tonight is the 2600th full moon anniversary of the Shwedagon Pagoda. I step into the Immigration line with trepidation. They don't look upon scribes, including weekend hacks, kindly here. The female Security officer breaks...


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The Shwedagon Pagoda


Shwedagon Pagoda is lit up


Photos: Shwedagon Pagoda Turns


Myanmar's land mark Shwedagon Pagoda is lit up during a preparation for 2600

22 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar held a grand religious ceremony to mark the 2600th anniversary of its world-famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon Wednesday, gathering thousands of Buddhist monks, nuns and lay persons as well...
Myanmar marks 2600 anniversary of Shwedagon Pagoda ~ Ground ...

We were fortunate enough to visit during the most important festival in the country, at the largest temple in the country and the oldest pagoda in the world, the Shwedagon Pagoda. The festival marks the anniversary of Buddha's enlightenment (2600 years ago this year), and this is the first time the government has allowed the festival in 20 years. Reportedly, there were six million visitors at the Shwedagon Pagoda during the two-week festival. We were among those...
shwedagon pagoda 2600