📜 Officially called Yadana Labamuni Hsu-taungpye Paya, this pagoda near Mandalay is known for large pythons happily coiled around a Buddha statue within.
🔍 The temple was founded in 1974 after monks observed pythons repeatedly returning to the pagoda.
🐍 See holy pythons cared for by Buddhist monks
🙏 Witness a unique pilgrimage site for thousands annually
📸 Opportunity for unique photos, even with toddlers bathing alongside snakes
🏞️ Explore surrounding overgrown, beautiful ruins rarely visited by tourists
🚗 Best accessed with a car and driver from nearby Mandalay
🐍 Pythons are fed milk, eggs, and goat meat every five days.
🧼 Monks lovingly wash the snakes daily at 11:00 a.m. in a bath with flower petals.
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