Giant Dragon Dog ( Chinthe )  
       
at Western Entrance to Shwedagon Paya 
       
 in Yangon 
       
Chinthe are often seen at the
entrance
to pagodas 
       
       in Burma and other countries
in SE Asia. 
       
      Chinthes
are usually in pairs. 
       
They act as guardians to protect a pagoda. 
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