Shwe Inn Dain Pagoda

Warmly Welcome Shwe Inn Tain Pagoda, Indein	The long covered walkway leading up to Shwe Inn Thein Pagoda	Practically the entire 700m length of the walkway from near the Indein River Bridge to the pagoda is lined with souvenir stalls	Those winged figures caught my eye, but we're short on time today
Shwe Inn Dain Pagoda arcade	That's nice too...	Next time perhaps...	Shwe Inn Thain has hundreds of stupas
Stupa (#507) on left has a plaque with the date 1350	Unrestored stupas of Shwe Inn Thein	The lower stupas of Shwe Inn Thein are similar in appearance to those of Nyaung Ohak below	Shwe Inn Thein - unrestored section
Shwe Inn Thein - unrestored section	Shwe Inn Thein - unrestored section	Sculpture of a particularly fine stupa	Near the top, many of the stupas have been fully restored and appear brand-new
Several fully restored stupas next to a mound of one that was just too far gone for help...	Personally, I prefer the atmospheric ruins of the unrestored sections like here, stupa #766	Shwe Inn Thein - unrestored section	Shwe Inn Thein - unrestored section
Shwe Inn Thein	Stupas of Shwe Inn Thein	The stupa on the left (#318) was restored by a Russian donor, 2008	Restored stupas of Shwe Inn Thein
The restored section of Shwe Inn Thein lacks the ancient atmosphere exuded by the unrestored sections	Newly restored stupas of Shwe Inn Thein, some dated 2005	Restored central core of Shwe Inn Thein	Restored central core of Shwe Inn Thein
Shwe Inn Thein	The white stupa on the left was restored by a German donor in 2006	Shwe Inn Thein	Shwe Inn Thein
Temple of Shwe Inn Thein at the center of all the stupas	The Buddha image of Shwe Inn Thein	A lone white stupa off on its own by the hills around Shwe Inn Thein	Temple 300m NW of Shwe Inn Dain