Mawtinzun Pagoda

Mawtinzun Pagoda (Burmese: မော်တင်စွန်းဘုရား), officially known as the Mahāmakuṭaraṃsi Hsandawshin Myat Mawtin Pagoda (Burmese: မဟာမကုဋရံသီဆံတော်ရှင် မြတ်မော်တင်စေတီတော်), is a Buddhist pagoda in Ngapudaw Township, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar (Burma). The pagoda is located along the Cape of Mawtin on the Andaman Sea.[1] The pagoda is submerged underwater throughout the year, except during the pagoda festival season. Mawtinzun Pagoda Festival is held annually during the traditional Burmese month of Tabaung.[2] In 2015, over 5,000 tourists attended the festival.[2]

Mawtinzun Pagoda
မဟာမကုဋရံသီဆံတော်ရှင် မြတ်မော်တင်စေတီတော်
Religion
AffiliationTheravada Buddhism
Location
CountryNgapudaw Township, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar
Geographic coordinates15.954885°N 94.243595°E / 15.954885; 94.243595

See also

References

  1. "Pathein". Myanmar Travel Information. Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  2. "Maw Tin Soon pagoda festival crowded with local pilgrims and tourists". Global New Light Of Myanmar. Archived from the original on 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
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