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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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