The 964th Tazaungdine Buddha Pujaniya Festival of the Shwezigon Pagoda will begin on 23 November, according to the pagoda board of trustees.
The 10-day festival will observe a recitation of Pathana treatise, donation of alms and cash for nine prerequisites to 714 members of the Sangha and novices in NyaungU Township and spirit dances.
On the morning of Tazaungmone Full Moon Day, the consecration ceremony will take place at the pagoda. As night falls, worshippers will illuminate the pagoda with 5,000 oil lamps.
Further, charitable donations will be extended in NyaungU and a market fair will grace the southern precincts of the pagoda compound.
Shwezigon Pagoda is located in NyaungU Township of Mandalay Region. — TWA/NT
