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Kyaiktiyo Pagoda

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also known as Golden Rock  is a well-known Buddhist pilgrimage site in Mon State, Burma. It is a small pagoda (7.3 metres (24 ft)) built on the top of a granite boulder covered with gold leaves pasted on by devotees. 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.
Image size
2040x1360px 1.7 MB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D610
Shutter Speed
10/2000 second
Aperture
F/7.1
Focal Length
24 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Nov 27, 2015, 6:57:14 AM
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MystMoonstruck's avatar
I'm not sure if Richard Halliburton ever traveled here, but it looks like the sort of site he would have loved to have seen this!

I've added this to my newest folder: RICHARD HALLIBURTON'S WORLD.