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Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda festival continues for more than 20 days during the Burmese month of Thadingyut — October to November — dates vary each year. As an important religious site in Myanmar, the Pagoda housed five small gilded Buddha images. The statues are coated in thick layers of gold leaves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eight-hundred-year-old golden images are believed brought to the lake by Alaungsithu, King of the Bagan empire in the 12th century. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four of the Buddha images are placed in a gilded Karaweik barge, and paraded around Inley Lake’s villages for villagers to pay homage. The barge is being pulled by traditional long boats manned by hundreds of pilgrims. While the gong is playing to signal the barge is coming. Boat racers row with an oar attached to one leg, a tradition in Inley Lake. Some longboats play loud music and throw firecrackers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip<\/strong>: The festival is held from 17 Oct to 03 Nov in 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where to See the Festival in Inley Lake?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

During the festival, the barge parades around the Inley Lake. Check with your hotel when and where the barge will stop. Hotel can arrange boat transportation for you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival in Indein <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Shortly after we left the hotel, rain clouds accumulated above us. Fishermen were beating the water, this is one of the methods they use for group fishing. Not far into the water causeway to Indein, raindrops hit on my head. Not far into the Inn Thein creek, a narrow canal connects Indein, the embankment washed away by a flood.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The day visited Indein coincided with market day. The 5-day market rotates between 5 villages and Indein was one of them. The market is a collective of villagers from the surroundings who came to pay homage. They put on their traditional dresses, and females put on earrings and hair ornaments. The Pa-Oh people in their indigo dyed outfits and women are in colorful hair wrapped live in the nearby hills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Various groups dressed in their traditional clothing, held offerings and queued in lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Every family member participated in this festival. While waiting for the barge to come, they sat on the riverbank. It’s also a fun time for children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Offerings <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A long tradition of offering food and flowers to the Buddha is a way to show respect and count as merits. Tables were set up for villagers to place their offerings. It’s decorated with banana stems and chrysanthemums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When the first longboat arrived, everyone stood up as the gong was playing. The atmosphere was exciting as everyone had expected. Longboats pulled the one after. Some boats have placed more than 50 locals. Firecrackers thrown into the air marked the beginning of the celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Karaweik is a mythical bird in front of the barge. As it arrived, it parked in the jetty, and the villagers gave their offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The festival takes up to 2 hours. But there is more to do in Indein: visiting the pagoda ruins, markets, and temples. After the festival, villagers packed up their baskets and offerings and threw them into the river as a symbolic homage.<\/p>\n\n\n

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