YANGON: The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the Golden Pagoda in Myanmar, attracted over 3.5 million visitors in the first ...

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The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the Golden Pagoda in Myanmar, attracted over 8.65 million visitors in 2024, U Boe Thin, a member of the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustees have confirmed.

While the pagoda typically welcomes about 40,000 pilgrims on regular days, visitors surged to around 100,000 on special occasions like Thadingyut and Tazaungdaing festivals, he said.

The dusty roads, the trails of jasmine flowers given as temple offerings, the sunsets at Shwedagon Pagoda with its gold leaf and green neon lights, the smiling faces covered in powdery pale-yellow ...

Yangon, July 17 (IANS) The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the 'Golden Pagoda' in Myanmar, attracted over 3.6 million visitors in the first six month ...

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