Ananda Pagoda Festival

Each 12 months after the harvest season the Ananda Pagoda Festival brings a throng of hobbies to the historic ruins of Bagan—the Ananda Temple. It's one in all the most important fairs in Bagan that symbolises the countless knowledge of Buddha. It is generally held in January or early February for a round per week with the exceptional time to go on the ultimate days of the competition. The purpose of the competition is to raise cash for the protection of Bagan’s thousand-12 months-antique temple. Stalls and stores surrounding the temple promote the entirety from meals to agricultural implements.

This pageant celebrates the remarkable Ananda Pagoda and the culture which have been practised given that the start of Bagan period. The locals have maintained the custom of attending the pageant withinside the conventional way. They arrive in huge bullock-carts and camp collectively with different locals at some point of the whole length of the pageant. Besides being a spiritual pageant, this birthday party additionally serves as a occasion that reunites antique pals and remote spouse and children as they meet to wait the pageant collectively. Held for 15 days, the pageant is the busiest at the full-moon day of the lunar month. Tourists get to look at the villagers and Buddhist devotees collect withinside the sacred Ananda Temple of Bagan to pay their respects. Tourists can experience nearby meals cuisine bought via way of means of providers at some point of the pageant and get a actual experience of the country’s joyous mood.

Location: Bagan, Mandalay Region

Time: January or early February