Pagodas are the most sacred and important places for Khmer people.(Photo: VNA)
The gate and fence of a Khmer pagoda are decorated with artistic features telling stories of Buddha legend. (Photo: VNA) 
According to Khmer traditions, the bodies of the dead are cremated and their ashes are stored in pagodas. (Photo: VNA) 
A main sanctum of a Khmer pagoda. (Photo: VNA) 
A ceremony in a pagoda in Xoai Xiem Moi in Tra Cu district, Tra Vinh province. (Photo: VNA) 
Khmer women in traditional costumes. (Photo: VNA) 
Buddhist followers gather at a ceremony during Chol Chnam Thmay festival. (Photo: VNA) 
The Khmer use perfumed water to clean a Buddhist statue in Chol Chnam Thmay festival(Photo: VNA) VNA
