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 The land of festivals and the land of Pagodas are the names
that make Myanmar famous among the well nation. Mann Shwe
Sattaw Pagoda Festival is one of the most significant Pagoda
festival in Upper Myanmar. It is 36 miles from Magwe to the
Mann Shwe Sattaw which is also well known as Mann footprint
across Ayeyawaddy river bridge, Magwe. And people from the
entire nation pay Pilgrimage to the Pagoda but the Pagoda is
mostly crowded within the festival time which is from the
mid February to mid April. To enjoy Mann Shwe Sattaw Pagoda
festival, if you come from lower Myanmar, please take the
Yangon-Pyay motor road and go along Pathein-Monywa road
after passing Nawadae Bridge.At Mann Shwe Sattaw Pagoda, you
will find the upper Sattawyar, the footprint of lord Buddha
on the hill and the lower Sattawyar, another footprint of
the Buddha at the foot of the same hill.
There is a motor road which will take you to the Upper
sattawyar for the elders and children where as the youths
can climb up by the stairway built by venerable hermit U
Khanti in 1937 and at the same time, study cultural
artifacts decorated on the stairway.This is the platform of
the upper footprint. And from here, you can view and pay
homage to the lower footprint and the panoramic view around
here is quiet amazing. This place is beautiful, peaceful and
pleasant.
As you go along the stairways to the upper Sattawyar, you
will find various stalls selling all sorts of handicrafts
and traditional herbal plants. Further above when you reach
Mutsoetaung Zedi, you will be able to witness a sight which
is so full of greening.And also at the lower Sattawyar, at
the foot of the hill, it is bustling with devotees. Locally
made lodging houses built with bamboo are waiting for the
people who come here to rest and refresh themselves with a
well-rested overnight stay. As there are stalls which are stay.
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