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PHAUNG DAW OO PAGODA FESTIVAL
by Myanmar Voyages
PHAUNG DAW OO PAGODA FESTIVAL
Processions, devotion, traditional costumes, music and even boat races.
Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda is one of the biggest annual events in Myanmar,
occurring every year around the month of October.
Let’s discover more about it!
WHERE?
IN INLE LAKE!
In 2015 lnle Lake was declared Biosphere
Reserve by UNESCO, the first in Myanmar.
Villages over the lake still keep their
unique and hundreds-years-old traditional
methods for weaving, extracting the threads from
the lotus plant, manufacturing cheroots or
silversmithing.
IN INLE LAKE!
THE FESTIVAL
PHAUNG DAW OO PAGODA
Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, located on the
western end of Inle Lake, is the holiest
Buddhist site in southern Shan state. In the
middle of the Pagoda’s main room, a
group of five oddly shaped relics covered
in gold leaf are displayed.
FIVE GOLDEN RELICS
These relics, cast during the reign of Bagan’s
King Alanghsithu (1112-1167 CE) and once
with human form, have been changing its
shape after years and years of receiving the
gold leaf donations from thousands of
pilgrims visiting this holy site.
These golden statues are precisely the focal
point of the Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda
festival. During the festival, four of the five
statues are placed on a decorative barge
shaped like a karaweik (mythical bird) and
taken on an 18 days tour around the lake,
stopping at each village for a night or longer
so residents can pay homage.
18 DAYS TOUR AROUND THE LAKE
PROCESSIONS
In this procession from village to village,
the barge is propelled by Inle Lake’s
famous leg rowers, who dressed in
traditional costumes row in unison to the
beat of a huge drum, while other
ceremonial boats escorting the barge
carry dancers and martial artists
showcasing their sills.
PROCESSIONS
HIGHLIGHTS
BOAT RACES
One of the highlights of the festival and
best time for visitors to engage with the
festival celebration are undoubtedly the
impressive boat races, in which different
teams of leg rowers representing
villages around the lake compete
aboard narrow boats over ten metres
long.
DATE FROM DEPARTURE TIME TO REMARK
October 10 Phaung Daw Oo 4:00 AM Opening ceremony
October 10 Phaung Daw Oo 7:00 AM Kyay Paw Khon Night Stop
October 11 Khay Paw Khon 8:00 AM Inn Dain Lunch
October 11 Inn Dain 2:30 PM Heya Ywa Ma 2 Nights
October 12 Heya Ywa Ma - Heya Ywa Ma 2 Nights
October 13 Heya Ywa Ma 7:00 AM Nga Phe Chaung Night Stop
October 14 Nga Phe Chaung 7:00 AM Kyay Sar Night Stop
October 15 Kyay Sar 7:00 AM Pwe Sar Kone Lunch
October 15 Pwe Sar Kone 7:00 AM Lin Kin Night Stop
October 16 Lin Kin 7:00 AM Nyaung Shwe 3 Nights
October 17 Nyaung Shwe - Nyaung Shwe 3 Nights
October 18 Nyaung Shwe - Nyaung Shwe 3 Nights
October 19 Nyaung Shwe 7:00 AM Nam Thae Lunch
October 19 Nam Thae 1:00 PM Mine Thout Night Stop
October 20 Mine Thout 7:00 AM Tha Le Oo Night Stop
October 21 Tha Le Oo 7:00 AM Kay Lar Lunch
October 21 Kay Lar 2:30 PM Za Yat Kyee Night Stop
October 22 Za Yat Kyee 7:00 AM Pha Ya Pawik Lunch
October 22 Pha Ya Pawik 2:30 PM Nam Pan Night Stop
October 23 Nam Pan 7:00 AM Ma Kyee Sake Lunch
October 23 Ma Kyee Sake 2:00 PM Kyaing Kham Night Stop
October 24 Kyaing Kham 7:00 AM Mine Phyoe Night Stop
October 25 Mine Phyoe 7:00 AM Nyaung Taw Night Stop
October 26 Nyaung Taw 7:00 AM Inn Paw Khon Lunch
October 26 Inn Paw Khon 2:30 PM Ye Tha Night Stop
October 27 Ye Tha 8:00 AM Phaung Daw Oo Night Stop
CALENDAR
HIGHLIGHTS
Best Sightseeing October 16 7:00 AM Lin Kin to Nyaung Shwe
Boat Race October 16 10:00 AM Nyaung Shwe
Longest procession October 24 7:00 AM Kyaing Kham to Mine Phyoe
Boat Race October 27 10:00 AM Phaung Daw Oo
Every year, the Festival occurs from the first
waxing day to the third waning day of the
lunar month of Thadingyut – this year from
October 10 to October 27.
SEE YOU THERE VERY SOON!
Come join us for one of Myanmar’s
biggest celebration!