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Mt. Popa,
Popa
mountain,
Mahagiri,
the Lord of
the
Mountain,
Popa Nat,
household
guardian,
nat prayer
hall,
monastery,
nats,
Buddhism,
nats
worship,
animism,
ghosts
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Mt. Popa abode of the Nats near Bagan
Mt. Popa is
about one hour drive from
Bagan
Myanmar
Burma, its a extinct volcano with a
monastery on the top at 1500 meters.The
place is dedicated to the Nats. Although
Buddhism has been the established religion
in
Myanmar
since shortly after the great council at
Patalipootra in 241 BC, spirit / nats
worship or animism is also practiced.
Ghosts and demons
have never
really been seen but that is no reason not
to believe! The Burmese spirit world has
thirty-seven Nats, many of them are the
spirits of those who have been killed. There
are Nats of the house, the river, the air,
the jungle and many other.
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At the entrance to Mt. Popa
staircase some
guys are selling bananas for the monkeys who
rush around there, always out to grab something,
mostly food but if they see something exiting,
they try to grab it, better be careful because
its almost impossible to get it back, the
monkeys are monkey fast.
 
Other vendors selling various religious flower
arrangements and incense to be used as religious
offerings.
One can climb up the steep stairs and arrive at
the top after between 30 and 60 minutes, it only
depends on your condition, if you are not in
good physical condition don't do it because it
takes a real effort to get up to the monastery
and also to get down ! on top of it you have to
do it barefoot, shoes are not allowed.
Opposite of the entrance to the staircase is a
prayer hall (picture below) to make offerings to
the nats, very colorful, be careful lots of
mosquitoes are around.
Nat donation and offering hall Popa mountain |
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The red fans
pictured here are very special gifts offered to
Mahagiri, the Lord of the Mountain, the Popa Nat
who functions as guardian for every household.
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Mt. Popa,
Popa
mountain,
Mahagiri the
Lord of the
Mountain,
Popa Nat,
household
guardian,
Nat prayer
hall,
monastery,
Nats,
Buddhism,
Nats worship,
animism,
ghosts
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