The Ponagar Temple Festival 2014 kicked off at the Ponagar Temple, Nha Trang City on April 20.
The Ponagar Temple Festival 2014 kicked off at the Ponagar Temple, Nha Trang City on April 20.
The two Deputy Chairmans of Khanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee Le Xuan Than and Nguyen Duy Bac together with leaders provincial departments and pilgrims in and outside the province attended the festival.
The Ponagar Temple Festival, annually held from the 21st to the 23rd of the third lunar month, aims to commemorate Thien Y A Na Goddess.
The 2014 festival is expectedly to attract about 50,000 pilgrims.
Following are some images of the Ponagar Temple Festival 2014.
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| Delegates and pilgrims attend opening ceremony of Ponagar Temple Festival 2014. |
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| Deputy Chairman of Khanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee Le Xuan Than beating drum to start festival. |
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| Leaders of Khanh Hoa Province thurifying at the main temple. |
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| Festival attracts a lot of pilgrims. |
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| Cham people from Ninh Thuan Province rush into the festival. |
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| The Cham’s ensemble of traditional musical instrument. |
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| Preparing offerings to present the Goddess. |
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Ponagar Temple Festival is an occasion for the Cham to show their commemoration to Po Inư Nagar Goddess.
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| Groups of pilgrims praise the Lady Goddess. |
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| Cham artisan making pottery without using turn-table. |
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| Many children take part in groups of pilgrims. |
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| A foreign tourist excited with the Cham’s musical instrument. |
H.N
