Cave in Myanmar
Bayin Nyi Cave
The Bayin Nyi cave is located north of Hpa-An; the closet notable town is Thaton. As you walk up the hill to the cave, there is a large entrance chamber that is filled with many statues and Buddhas. The cave, said to be about 900 years old is situated in Naungkyant, Thaton District of Mon State. It was first known as Mahapathana Rock cave, and later as Bayin Nyi Cave. On the edges of the rocks of Bayin Nyinaung are the smallpagodas and hot springs at the foot.
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Cockburn Island (Myeik)
This Island is also called Kyun Su, for the adventurous visitors to explore and view the limestone caves and rock formations and other wildlife.
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Dat Taw Taung Cave (Kyaukse)
Dat Taw Taung Cave is situated in Kyaukse, Mandalay Region. Mountain Festival (Dat-taw-taungpwe) is usually held on 14th waxing day and Tabaung full moon day. Buddha images from the caves are worshipped.
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Hten San Cave
Hten San Cave is located 26 miles (42km) from Taunggyi, the capital city of Shan State; and 10 miles (16km) from Hopone city. It is a natural limestone cave at 1800 meter above sea level.
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Kaw Goon Cave
Kaw Goon cave is near Kaw Goon village, which is two miles from Hpa An Township in Kayin State. It is a natural lime stone cave and measures 200ft (61m) in height and 300ft (91m) in length. The surface of the rock is decorated with different kinds of
clay Buddha images and votive tablets.
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Kha Yon Cave
Kha Yon Cave is situated by the road en route from Mawlamyaing to Hpa An. The Buddha images and the wall painting are main attractions for the local pilgrims.
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Kyansittha Umin
This is a cave complex, located near Shwezigone Pagoda in Bagan. The murals from the 13 th Century, depicting the armies of Kublai Khan that invaded in 1278 and also the mural of musicians and dancers drawn with lines are the main attractions.
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Montawa Cave
It is situated 2 miles (3km) west of Taunggyi and accessible by car. Being on the wall of the mountain, it is a long deep cave with narrow entrance. There are about 1000 Buddha images inside the cave. There are no evidences to prove how long and how deep it is.
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Myeik Archipelago (Mergui Archiplago)
The Myeik Archipelago is an archipelago in far southern Myanmar. It consists of more than 800 islands, varying in size from very small to hundreds of square kilometres, all lying in the Andaman Sea off the western shore of the Malay Peninsula near its landward (northern) end where it joins the rest of Indochina.
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Myin Ma Hti Cave
The winding complex of natural caves and tunnels is filled to bursting point with Buddha Images in an astonishing variety of shapes and sizes. The Myin Ma Hti cave is 1028ft (313m) long from the entrance.
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Nga Yant Min Cave
It is situated at Yankin Hill, about 5 miles (8km) east of Mandalay and 884ft (269m) above the sea level. It is said that the figure of the Buddha to be, the king of the fish was put in the cave and belived to get rain when there was a drought
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Nyaung Wee (Pulubada Island)
About 10 nautical miles away in South of Lampi. Many of nameless small islands with beautiful beaches surrounded by Nyaung Wee and because of this reason, a group of Sea Gypsy used to settle to be avoid from south west monsoon wind and north east monsoon wind. A river, in the northern part of Nyaung Wee is very nice river for bird watchers and wild life explorers.
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Peik Chin Myaung Cave (Maha Nandamu Cave)
This cave is located near Wetwun village, 12 miles (19km) north east of Pyin Oo Lwin and it is 3 miles south of the village, easily accessible by car. The cave is at the entrance to the Peik Chin Myaung ravine, with many beautiful springs. When the rocks in the cave began to form, the place was under seawater.
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Pindaya Cave
The ancient caves are about one mile southwest of the town, and can be reached by car. Except for the young and energetic, the best way is to go leisurely be horsecart to the foot of the hills, reserving your energy for the 200 steps up the covered stairway eading to the cave entrance and for exploring the huge meandering maze made up of numerous caves.
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Pyadalin Cave
Pyadalin prehistoric cave is situated on the western slope of Shan State, Ywangan township, Pindaya district, Southern Shan State. This cave was firstly discovered in 1960. The rock paintings are seen in the cave.
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Saddar (Saddan) Cave
Saddar Cave is place of religious icons in an interesting underground environment. The pilgrimage nature of the cave is evident in the many small shrines and Buddhist iconography that greet you at the entrance.
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hwe Oo Min Pagoda is nestled not at the mouth of a cave, but within it. While one would think that with space being somewhat limited within a cave, there would be some reservation as to how many statues should be put inside. However, enthusiasm prevailed, and the cavern walls and passages of Shwe Oo Min are covered by row after row of golden Buddha statues.
What is particularly fascinating is that the limestone cave complex that houses Shwe Oo Min is entirely natural, with very little engineering being done to widen or modify the passages beyond what is required for safety and lighting. The best time to visit the cave pagoda is during the early part of March, when pilgrims and casual visitors alike flock to it for its annual festival.
The base of the hill that the complex sits within becomes covered in small tents and stalls selling everything from food to cheroots (the Southeast Asian equivalent of a cigar). Expect the stalls to be flanked by performances by the various peoples of the Shan State, adding a carnival's flair to the five-day celebration
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Shwe U Min Pagoda
Set inside a natural cave dripping with golden Buddha statues, Shwe U Min Pagoda is about half a mile south-west of the Kalaw Market.
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Yankin Hil (Nga Yin Min Cave)
The Yankin Hill is located in the east of Mandalay. Yankin Hill meaning “away from danger”, shows harmony and tranquility of Mandalay. Nga Yant Min Cave is situated at Yankin Hill, about 5 miles (8km) east of Mandalay and 884ft (269m) above the sea level. There are many carved figures of fishes on the hill, placed by Min Shin Saw, son of King Alaung Sithu during the Bagan Era. It is believed that the first figures of the fishes were kept in the Royal Palace during the Yadanarbon period. It is said that the figure of the Buddha to be, the king of the fish was put in the cave and belived to get rain when there was a drought.
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