Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda - Inle Ywa Ma

A famous place to visit in Inle Lake. The only way to reach there is by boat. Be prepared to be approached by flower sellers, once you've stepped up from the boat. There are 5 Buddha statues, which appear deformed due to too much application of gold leaves by devotees. Souvenirs, especially hand-weaved products, are also sold at the ground floor. Remember, bargaining is a must!

Experiencing this manmade floating pagoda on the Inle lake and the five Buddha's stories. Only men can go up to stick the gold fines. Ladies are prohibited to go up, please beware. As vendors will come up to sell and thought everyone can do that.

The five small gilded Images are in Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda. Much of golden leaves completely cover these small images so that everyone will not know their original forms.

One of the most revered Buddhist temples in Shan State and throughout Myanmar. A must see sight for both local and international tourists who visit Inle Lake. Entry by boat is its unique feature. Shoes and socks are not allowed to wear and one can leave them at the entrance shoe deposit counter. The people of the lake celebrate the annual temple festival in October every year. The bird shape decorated barge under the big house outside is where Buddha images of the temple are placed to be stopping overnight at several major villages for worshipping. The barge is towed by a string of long racing canoes each one is rowed with the legs of thirty to fifty village boys and men. Such a colorful pagent where the scheduled route is lined with boatloads of colorfully dressed pilgrims with offerings such as flowers, rice and curries waiting for the large barge with the Buddha images to pass by.

The Phaung Daw Oo pagoda is the most highly revered monastery in the Inle Lake area.It houses five ancient images of the Buddha that are completely covered in golf leaf.The pagoda is easily reached by boat from Inle Lake; in front of the building is a landing pier. At the center of the monastery building is a golden stupa topped with an ornamental hti. The interior walls of the temple are decorated with murals depicting Buddhist stories.At the center is an ornate shrine with a pedestal, on which the five more than 800 years old images of the Buddha are kept.The images are believed to have been brought to the Inle Lake region by Alaungsithu, King of the Bagan empire in the 12th century.Near the pagoda is the boat shelter where the Karaweik boat is stored that carries four out of the five images in procession across the lake during the Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda festival.The Phaung Daw Oo pagoda festival is held during the Burmese month of Thadingyut, the 7th month of the Burmese lunar calender (October/November).

One of the most tourist attraction in Myanmar. When the season comes that the five Buddha statues were showed around the local, the people all around the country come to see and worship, that time is the most crowded and enjoying season with traditional festivals.

Phaung Daw Oo (Inlay Pagoda) is the main place to visit when you go inside inlay lake. Buddhists believe that these 5 buddha statues are very powerful .

Being one of the most renowned and revered pagoda in Inle lake, Paung Daw Oo Pagoda is a must-visit location when touring Inle lake by boats;the only form of transportation in the lake. There are 5 Buddha images, which are covered in gold leaf, so their original forms cannot be seen. The walls of the main building which houses the Buddha statues are painted with ancient decorations and pictures, depicting Buddha's sacred stories. Annually, during Thadingyut month (October), Pagoda festival is held here. During this festival, the place is crowded with a lot of visitors and locals.