Golden Rock is a well-known Buddhist pilgrimage site in Myanmar also known as Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda. It is a small pagoda 7.3 meters built on the top of a granite boulder covered with gold leaves. According to legend, the Golden Rock itself is precariously perched on a strand of the Buddha’s hair. The balancing rock seems to defy gravity, as it perpetually appears to be on the verge of rolling down the hill. The rock and the pagoda are at the top of Mt. Kyaiktiyo. It is the third most important Buddhist pilgrimage site in Burma.after the Shwedagon Pagoda and the Mahamuni Pagoda. Golden Rock has become a popular pilgrimage and also tourist attraction. At the peak of the pilgrimage season, during November to March
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 09:54:07 +0000
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