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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 practised.
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's 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.
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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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