ACCORDING to a source close to the pagoda’s board of trustees, the Buddha Pujaniya Festival at the Mann Shwesettaw Pagoda will take place from 2 February to 17 April, lasting 75 days.
Around 1,000 lodging huts and 500 food stalls are typically set up annually for the Mann Shwesettaw Pagoda Festival. The festival sees its largest crowds on Saturdays, Sundays, the full moon day of Taboung, and during the Thingyan festival. Approximately 800 huts and 400 food stalls will be constructed to accommodate domestic pilgrims this year. Pilgrims will be allowed to stay overnight during the festival.
Additionally, the Shwesettaw Mann Creek Recreation Camp, which includes an elephant museum, will be open alongside the Mann Shwesettaw Pagoda Festival. — ASH/MKKS
