A nat kadaw dances. |
“I saw nat kadaws dancing at shrines and some onlookers joined in the dancing, claiming that they were possessed by nats,” recalled one pilgrim.
Wooden figures of the two brothers in warrior garb are paraded, and just touching the effigies is believed to ensure good luck.
The rituals and the offerings—made through the intervention of the nat kadaw—are also necessary to ward off bad luck. Taung Pyone is kept clean and tidy by devotees who believe they are descendants of king Anawrahta’s serving men—wary of sharing the fate of the two disobedient brothers.
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Nat images in Taung Pyone. |
Blessed by the nats, in Taung Pyone’s main shrine. |
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