Ma Ngwe Taung

Ma Ngwe Taung (Burmese: မငွေတောင်) is a Burmese nat.^[1] She is the spirit of a Hindu woman of Burmese Indian descent, who died near Monywa.^[1] An annual festival is held every year in her honor.^[1] As Ngwe Taung was a Hindu, beef offerings were forbidden.^[1]

Taung was seduced by Min Kyawzwa when they were both humans and abandoned.^[2] She pined for him so much that her brother, who did not approve of Min Kyawzwa, became angry and pushed her off a cliff.^[2] She helps women abandoned by husbands or lovers.^[2] She is said to be able to settle family problems.^[3]