Amazingly Balanced Rocks Around the World - 10

Balanced rocks are a geological formation created due to wind/water erosion or glacial melting. These precariously balanced rocks are wonder of the nature and to a viewer it looks that these would topple by a gentle human push or a wind force. However most of these rocks have remained steadfast for past several thousand years though some were vandalised and pushed over. To some scientists these rocks are a sign of seismic stableness of the location.

This post is part of the series about these awesome and breathtaking rocks around the world. List giving links to individual rocks can be seen here and a combined big page showing all the rocks can be viewed here.

Golden (Balancing) Rock, Burma

This eight metres high, granite rock besides being precariously balanced, has a small 5.5 metre high pagoda atop it. Commonly known as Golden Rock Pagoda it is located at the top of Mt. Kyaiktiyo and is reportedly the third most important Buddhist pilgrimage site in Burma after the Shwedagon Pagoda and the Mahamuni Pagoda. The golden look is due to gold leaves/foils pasted on the granite rock by the devotees.

The area of contact with the bottom rock is very small and by slightly rocking the upper rock a thread can reportedly be passed through the contact point. Many faithful therefore believe that the upper rock is floating in air or balanced on hair of Lord Buddha.

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Source of info: Wikipedia

Edit Note July 3, 2020
Dead links/defunct photos removed and new photos added.