A
statue of
Mya Nan Nwe at
Tantkyitaung Zedi (fig.)
near
Bagan. She
is a
prominent female
nat,
of whom it is
believed that she
posses the ability to grant wishes to those
who appeal to her for help. She is considered
an
incarnation
of the
naga
represented below the platform of
the
zedi
of
this temple (fig.).
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