Mount Popa :: Otherwise known as the flower mountain. 700 steep stairs lead up the 737m high extinct volcano with pagodas and small temples perching on the summit. This, the abode of Myanmar's most powerful nats (sacred spirits) provides an entrancing view across the plains of upper Myanmar.
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Buddha in a very kitsch decoration, U Ponnya Sun Shin, Mandalay Sagaing.
Tile crazy Sun Shin U Ponnya temple, Sagaing.
Press powered by a zebu on the road Byat Sat Ta Pan (about Mt Popa).
Artisanal distillation Byat Sat Ta Pan Road, Mount Popa.
Monastery at the top of Taung Kalat, Mount Popa.
Young Burmese carrying a balance, Kyaukpadaung Road, Mount Popa.
Popa Taung Kalat The sanctuary is home to 37 Mahagiri Nats.
Set of praying statues of the Buddha in Mudra around the start of the wheel of Buddhist law or preaching, Mount Popa.
Golden Rock and country views at the foot of Taung Kalat, Mount Popa.
Boe Min Khaung Nat on his throne, Mount Popa.
Nats sculptures at Taung Kalat, Mount Popa.
A major nats Taung Kalat Monastery, Mount Popa.
Faces of minds among the 37 nats Mount Popa.
Golden Buddhas faceless Mount Popa.
Crowned Buddha on elephants, Taung Kalat, Mount Popa.
Burmese reading with a comb in hair, Mount Popa.