Mount Popa Taungkalat Monastery Myanmur Burma

Mount Popa located in central Burma (Myanmur) in the Pegu Range. |The mount is formed by the volcano and is 1518 meters above the sea level. The place is known for its picturesque Popa Taungkalat monastery. The shrine Popa Taungkalat is home to Mahagiri Nats or spirits.  Mostly believers are the main tourists visiting this Buddhist pilgrimage.  The visitors and tourists of Mount Popa are serious believers, who come here to make sure their relationship with spirits remains positive. 

The Mount has many legends, one of them is about a brother and sister Mahagiri (Great Mountain) nats, from the kingdom of Tagaung at the upper reaches of the Irrawaddy, who sought refuge from King Thinligyaung of Bagan. Their wish was granted and they were enshrined on the Mount. Mount Popa is considered the abode of Burma's most powerful Nats and as such is the most important nat worship center. It has therefore been called Burma's Mount Olympus. The top of Popa Taung Kalat is beautiful with panoramic view of nature and the ancient city of Bagan. The place is filled with flowering plants, trees and herbs as the soil is very fertile due to volcanic ash. 

Popa Taungkalat Buddhist Monastery

Mount Popa Mahagiri Nats Spirits Pilgrimage