P.M Modi took to visiting the 2,500-year-old Shwedagon Pagoda, considered to be the pinnacle of Myanmar’s cultural heritage today. Mr. Modi paid his respects at the pagoda on the last day of his three-day first bilateral visit to this Buddhist-majority country.
The Shwedagon Pagoda enshrines strands of Buddha’s hair and other holy relics. He also planted a Bodhi tree sapling at the pagoda complex, signifying common cultural heritage.
Located west of the Royal Lake in Yangon, Shwedagon Pagoda is considered to be the most sacred and impressive Buddhist site for the Myanmarese people.
From a humble beginning of 8.2 metres, the Shwedagon Pagoda today stands close to 110 meters. Shwedagon Pagoda is covered with hundreds of gold plates and the top of the stupa is encrusted with 4,531 diamonds, the largest of which is a 72 carat diamond.
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