Kakku Pagodas are located South East of Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (formerly Burma)

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The Kakku pagodas is a pagoda complex in the hills overlooking the valley South East of Inle Lake. The remote site, only recently opened to visitors, is located in Pa-Oh territory, a people related to the Karen. Some 2,500 pagodas, most of similar shape and size, are found in long rows closely put together in a square field. At the center is the 40 meters high main stupa, surrounded by mostly well preserved smaller ones. Most still have the hti, a top element shaped like an ornamental umbrella. The centuries old pagodas are made from brick and plastered with stucco, a lot of which has crumbled off. Some of them have trees and bushes growing out of them. Many stupas are adorned with well preserved sculptures carved in stucco, some of which still show their original colors. A number of pagodas enshrine images of the Buddha.

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Location: South East of Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar
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