Alaungdaw Kathapa Pagoda

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|native_name=|religious_affiliation=[[Theravada]] [[Buddhism]]|image=Alaungdawkathapacave.jpeg|alt=|caption=|map_type=Burma|coordinates=|map_size=|map_alt=|map_caption=Location within Burma|location=[[Yinmabin District]] , [[Kani]] , [[Myanmar]]|deity=|country=[[Myanmar]]|functional_status=|website=|founded_by=|year_completed=|image_size=}}'''Alaungdaw Kathapa''' ()) is a Buddhist pagoda in [[Kani Township]] , [[Sagaing Region]], [[Myanmar]].<ref name="b"></ref><ref name="cb"></ref><ref name="cb" />

== Geography ==
Alaungdaw Kathapa Pagoda is located at [[Sagaing Region]] , [[Yinmabin District]] , [[Kani Township]] , the center of [[Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park]].

== The Pagoda Festival ==
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The festival of Alungdaw Kathapa Pagoda holds back-to-back festivals each year. The pagoda is one of the most famous pagodas in Myanmar. The one of the festival is helds on the full moon of the Tabodwe ([[February]]) and next the following month on the full moon of Tabaung (March 19).

There are many people from the surrounding area attending the festival. Earlier festival in February, only 50-100 pilgrims were seen per day. But , the [[Tabodwe]](March) full moon day is the high season of pilgrimage to it. On that day, the number of pilgrims was estimated at over 7,000-8,000.

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== Reference ==

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