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also statues depicting Gautama Buddha’s

meeting with a sick man, an old man, a

dead man and an ascetic – encounters that

encouraged him to seek a meaning behind

human suff ering.

Other Religious Monuments

In the centre of town towards the water-

front, on South Bogyoke Rd, are three

mosques built during the colonial era when

many Indians arrived to work for the Brit-

ish. Since the Indian exodus of the 1970s,

Muslim congregations have declined sub-

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old buildings makes a walk here a fl eeting

exercise in nostalgia.

The Kaladan Mosque was designed by

Sunni Muslims in an elaborate ‘wedding-

cake’ style. Further south, on the same side

of the street, is the smaller Moghul Shiah

Mosque, a Shi’ite place of worship that was

under construction at the time of research.

A couple of blocks further, south of the cen-

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Masjid fi lls a similar space but presents a

more multi-coloured facade.

Just up from Dawei jetty, on the eastern

side of Strand Rd, the small but colourful

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