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pindaya
Pindaya, situated at the foot of Mene-Taung Range about 45 km north of Kalaw, is a picturesque place. This small town is famous for its caves (Pindaya Cave) in which thousands of centuries-old Buddha Images are seated.
It is not an ordinary limestone caves !
There are 8094 images in total that have been placed in the caves by devotees. The images are of various sizes, some carved in the face of rock and some deposited in niches in the walls.
The road from Kalaw to Pindaya (38 km) passes through a countryside of magnificent scenic beauty, it is sometimes referred to as " the Switzerland of Myanmar".
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