I WENT AT 5 PM AND LEFT AT 9.40 PM AND IT WAS THE BEST 4.40 HOURS I EVER HAD!
I ARRIVED AT SHWEDAGON IN BROAD DAYLIGHT AS I WANTED TO TAKE PHOTOS AT VARIOUS TIMES OF THE GOLDEN STUPA AND SEE THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE PAGODAS AND SPIRES AND BUDDHAS AS THE SUN SLOWLY SET.
SHWEDAGON IS A TRULY MAGICAL EXPERIENCE AND I HOPE PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO WILL SPONSOR MY TRIP BACK HERE AGAIN AS THIS WAS ONE THE REQUESTS I PRAYED TO RUBY-EYE BUDDHA!
I ARRIVED AT SOUTH GATE WHICH IS UNDER RENOVATION
THE 99 OR 100 OR 108 METRE GOLDEN STUPA LOOMS ABOVE THE HILL
ORNATE SOUTH GATE
CUTEY, GRINNING CROCODILE FORMS THE BALUSTRADES!
AFTER PAYING US$ 8 BUT IN LOCAL CURRENCY 8,000 KYAT, THIS IS WHAT GREETS ME AS I ENTER SHWEDAGON MAIN COMPOUND
BUDDHA GAVE ME BLUE SKY AND FLUFFY CLOUDS FOR MY PHOTOGRAPHY
A MONK MEDITATES INSIDE A SHRINE WITH LIFESIZED BUDDHA STATUE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THESE SMALL SHRINES
THANKS TO BUDDHA, THE SKY WAS SO BLUE AND CLOUDS SO WHITE!
STUNNING OR WHAT
WORSHIPPERS
JADE BUDDHA AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF BUDDHA STATUES
MONKS
SO EASY TAKE THESE BILLION DOLLAR PICTURES
DEEP BLUE
LIGHT BLUE
WHITE BLUE
NORMAL BLUE
CHINDIK OR GUARDIAN LIONS PROTECTING HOLY PLACES
THESE SHRINES LINE THE BASE OF THE MAIN GOLD STUPA MADE OF SOLID GOLD AND NOT PLATED
WASHING A BUDDHA STATUE FOR LUCK
THE WATER IS USUALLY BOTTLED AND DRUNK
WHITE SHRINES
MAN MEDITATING IN FRONT OF BUDDHA
EVERYONE CAN SEE THE TOP OF JEWEL ENCRUSTED SPIRE WITH THIS FREE TELESCOPE!
THE TOP OF SPIRE CONTAINS A 78 CARAT DIAMOND AS WELL AS JEWELS CONTAINING PRECIOUS RUBIES, EMERALDS, SAPPHIRES AND MORE DIAMOND
DEVOTEES DONATE GEMS FOR LUCK
NOT ALL JEWELS WERE ACCEPTED DUE TO LIMITED SPACE!
ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL MANMADE SIGHTS!
BOUNTIFUL BUDDHAS
DATO KEE HUA CHEE LOVES BUDDHA
PERFECTION
DATO KEE HUA CHEE
GLORIOUS SHWEDAGON
PRAISE BUDDHA
BUDDHAS AND BUDDHAS
DRIZZLING
MAP OF PAGODA
ONE OF 4 MAIN PAVILIONS ENCIRCLING THE GOLDEN STUPA
INSIDE THE RECESS IS ANOTHER BUDDHA
THE RUBY EYE BUDDHA IS SHOWN 24/7 ON SAMSUNG SCREEN AS NONE IS ALLOWED TO ENTER THIS PARTICULAR SHRINE
I ALWAYS PRAY TO RUBY EYE BUDDHA WHO GRANTS ALL WISHES
THE FAMOUS RUBY EYE BUDDHA
GRANTER OF WISHES
MONK AT PRAYER
PRAYING AT RUBY EYE BUDDHA
DATO KEE HUA CHEE AT ANOTHER PAVILION AS EACH HAS A SAMSUNG TV SCREEN SHOWING RUBY EYE BUDDHA
SELFIES!
SO SERENE AND PEACFUL
FEEL LIKE I AM IN HEAVEN
PEACEFUL LIFE
REPLICA OF TOOTH OF BUDDHA
THE STUPA IS OF SOLID GOLD!
THE GOLD ALONE IS WORTH BILLIONS BUT THE STUPA IS PRICELESS
DATO KEE HUA CHEE AT SHWEDAGON
BIG BELL
VISITING PHOTO GALLERY
THE ORIGINAL BODHI TREE IN INDIA WHERE GAUTAMA SIDDARTHA FOUND ENLIGHTENMENT AND BECAME A BUDDHA
THIS IS BUDDHA PASSING AWAY AND ENTERING NIRVANA
DUSK WAS DISAPPEARING SO I CAME OUT TO TAKE SHWEDAGON AT SUNSET
A MASSIVE BUDDHA
THE LIGHTS SLOWLY LIGHT UP!
THE APEX OF THE SPIRE SHOWING THE JEWELS DONATED BY SUPPLICANTS
RUBY EYE BUDDHA INSIDE HIS PRIVATE, CLOSED SHRINE
PRAY TO RUBY EYE BUDDHA, MOST SACRED!
RUBY EYE BUDDHA
ONE OF MANY FAMOUS, SACRED BUDDHA STATUES, EACH WITH OWN NAME AND TITLE
CELEBRATING 2,600 YEARS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF SHWEDAGON!
RARE ARIEL VIEW OF SHWEDAGON
ONE OF 4 ENTRANCES LEADING UP THE HILL TO THE PLATFORM
INCREDIBLE COLOURS WITH FLASH
GLEAMING WITHOUT FLASH
GROUP FROM THAILAND TAKING PHOTOS
SO SURREAL
FANTASTIC
FABULOUS
GLISTENING
NO WONDER SWEDAGON IS CALLED GOLDEN STUPA
SHWEDAGON WAS BUILT DURING THE LIFETIME OF GAUTAMA BUDDHA SO IT IS WORLD'S OLDEST BUDDHIST TEMPLE
BACK THEN, THE ORIGINAL STUPA WAS ONLY 8 METRES
IT ATTAINED ITS PRESENT HEIGHT OF 100 METRES AT THE END OF 18TH CENTURY BY KING HSINBYUSHIN
AT 325 FT OR 100 METRES TODAY, SHWEDAGON IS PERFECT
SHWEDAGON AT NIGHT
I VISITED SHWEDAGON GALLERY TO VIEW THESE PHOTOS
LOOK AT THE RUBIES
DATO KEE HUA CHEE WANTS TO DONATE HIS RUBY BRACELET AND GEM STUDDED RING!
LOOK AT DATO KEE HUA CHEE RUBY BRACELET AND GEM LADEN RING---ARE THEY WORTHY TO BE PLACED AT THE SPIRE?
WITHOUT FLASH
WITH FLASH
BOTH SO NICE
I LOVE THE BLUE STREAK, MUST BE A MIRACLE
NOTICE THE STREAK OF BLUE FLASH? A MIRACLE
THE FLOOR GLISTENS LIKE A POOL AFTER THE RAIN AS JUNE IS RAINY SEASON AND RAINS EVERY DAY!
MONKS TEACHING USING MODERN TECHNOLOGY
THIS WAY TO PARADISE!
THIS WAY TO NIRVANA!
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