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Shwedagon Pagoda | Yangon

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January 24, 2009

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The elephant statue represents a specific day of birth—there are eight total animals in a pagoda, with Wednesday being split into morning births and night births. Visitors find their animal and wash the statue from the fountain above. The number of times they wash the statue corresponds with their ages.

Posted on January 24, 2009 |

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