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The '''Pindaya Caves'''are a Buddhist pilgrimage site and a tourist attraction located on a limestone ridge in Myanmar ([[Burma]]).

==Description ==

The caves are located the Myelat region next to the town of Pindaya in Shan State.

There are three caves on the ridge which runs north-south, but only the southern cave can be entered and explored.

It is not known whether the other two penetrate for any extended distance into the hillside.

== Legends ==

There are many legends surrounding the Pindaya cave.

One is that a blocked-off path at the end of the cave leads to the ancient city of [[Bagan]].

There is also the legend of the seven princesses bathing in a lake and how they were captured by a [[giant spider]] and trapped in the cave to be rescued by Prince Kummabhaya of Yawnghwe.

== See also ==

* [[Cave]]
* [[Burma]]

== External links ==

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