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