Pagodas in Yangon bustling with pilgrims celebrating Thadingyut

pagoda winThe pagoda is hollowed within, and houses what is believed to be a sacred hair of Gautama Buddha. [1] The Botataung Pagoda was destroyed during World War II, and was rebuilt afterFor example, Ne Win built the Maha Wizaya Pagoda in his honor. The construction of the pagoda and cave were a part of U Nu's attempt to establish Buddhism as the official relion of Burma,