Warmly Welcome Shwe Inn Tain Pagoda, Indein |
The long covered walkway leading up to Shwe Inn Thein Pagoda |
Practically the entire 700m length of the walkway from near the Indein River Bridge to the pagoda is lined with souvenir stalls |
Those winged figures caught my eye, but we're short on time today |
Shwe Inn Dain Pagoda arcade |
That's nice too... |
Next time perhaps... |
Shwe Inn Thain has hundreds of stupas |
Stupa (#507) on left has a plaque with the date 1350 |
Unrestored stupas of Shwe Inn Thein |
The lower stupas of Shwe Inn Thein are similar in appearance to those of Nyaung Ohak below |
Shwe Inn Thein - unrestored section |
Shwe Inn Thein - unrestored section |
Shwe Inn Thein - unrestored section |
Sculpture of a particularly fine stupa |
Near the top, many of the stupas have been fully restored and appear brand-new |
Several fully restored stupas next to a mound of one that was just too far gone for help... |
Personally, I prefer the atmospheric ruins of the unrestored sections like here, stupa #766 |
Shwe Inn Thein - unrestored section |
Shwe Inn Thein - unrestored section |
Shwe Inn Thein |
Stupas of Shwe Inn Thein |
The stupa on the left (#318) was restored by a Russian donor, 2008 |
Restored stupas of Shwe Inn Thein |
The restored section of Shwe Inn Thein lacks the ancient atmosphere exuded by the unrestored sections |
Newly restored stupas of Shwe Inn Thein, some dated 2005 |
Restored central core of Shwe Inn Thein |
Restored central core of Shwe Inn Thein |
Shwe Inn Thein |
The white stupa on the left was restored by a German donor in 2006 |
Shwe Inn Thein |
Shwe Inn Thein |
Temple of Shwe Inn Thein at the center of all the stupas |
The Buddha image of Shwe Inn Thein |
A lone white stupa off on its own by the hills around Shwe Inn Thein |
Temple 300m NW of Shwe Inn Dain |