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Monywa Cave Temples: Shwe Ba Taung

Below is an aerial view of the premises ...

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... and after descending the stairway you are directed to the center of attractions ...

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The scene below shows the origin of 'wet-pole-climbing' 

(no, honestly there is a story about that which I can only remember fragmentarily) ...

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... and below  a close-up of the 'pole' ...

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... and 'rear side view' of the scene ...

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Last not least the 'elephant' cave ...
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... the stupa on the right side in the photo above right is a small replica of Kyaik-htiyo (Golden Rock)
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An acrobat on the scaffold is repainting one of the stupas ...
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... a view to the top ...
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... and the view down ...
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... and we are done here!

 

 


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