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					<description><![CDATA[In central Burma, high atop Mount Popa, nestles the Popa Taungkalat Temple, a shrine to the 37 &#8220;Nats&#8221;, (spirits of the Burmese Buddhist faith.) It&#8217;s a popular place to check out during the full moon of Naylon, (May/June) when the Thingyan Festival is held. Just be prepared; before ascending all 777 steps to the top, [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In central <a href="http://www.solarnavigator.net/geography/burma.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Burma</a>, high atop <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Popa" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mount Popa</a>, nestles the <a href="http://www.asiaexplorers.com/myanmar/popa_taungkalat.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Popa Taungkalat</a> Temple, a shrine to the 37 &#8220;Nats&#8221;, (spirits of the Burmese Buddhist faith.) It&#8217;s a popular place to check out during the full moon of Naylon, (May/June) when the <a href="http://www.intellasia.net/news/articles/society/111262566.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Thingyan Festival</a> is held.<br />
Just be prepared; before ascending all 777 steps to the top, you will be asked to remove your socks and shoes. The Nats aren&#8217;t crazy about footwear. Also, don&#8217;t wear red. Or black. Or green. And definitely do NOT bring meat, especially pork. You don&#8217;t want to get the Nats all up in your face, do ya? Besides, the masses of local monkeys will harass you all the way up the mountain with that bacon in your pocket.</p>
<div id="attachment_3632" style="width: 459px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/449px-Mt_Popa_Myanmar.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3632" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-3632" src="http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/449px-Mt_Popa_Myanmar.jpg" alt="By Ed Brambley (originally posted to Flickr as Mt Popa) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons" width="449" height="599" srcset="http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/449px-Mt_Popa_Myanmar.jpg 449w, http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/449px-Mt_Popa_Myanmar-225x300.jpg 225w" sizes="(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-3632" class="wp-caption-text">By Ed Brambley (originally posted to Flickr as Mt Popa) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons</p></div>
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