Religious Rock

February 5, 2009

The holy Golden Boulder stands against a pink sunset sky. - Kyaiktiyo, Myanmar - Daily Travel Photos
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The Golden Boulder, in the lower right corner, is an important pilgrimage site for Burmese Buddhists. Legend says a strand of Buddha's hair is enshrined in the pagoda there.

(Photo was stitched together using my pocket camera's panorama mode and so no exif information is available.)

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