As a unique cultural destination in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu, Ghositaram pagoda is considered to be a museum of fine arts showcasing the talent of Khmer artists.
Located in Cu Lao village, Hung Hoi commune, Vinh Loi district, the pagoda was built in 1860 and renovated in 2001. Ghositaram has the typical architecture of a Khmer pagoda, consisting of a central chamber, a vihara, an auditorium, a tower, a school, and the monks’ residence. (Photo: VNP/VNA)
The Pagoda’s roof contains several layers overlaying each other, forming a sharp top similar to that of a tower. (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Time has created an august and antiquity atmosphere in the pagoda. (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Inside the central chamber (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Lacquered pillars with sophisticated patterns (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Statues of scared animals at the pagoda (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Exquisite patterns and reliefs at Ghositaram pagoda (Photo: VNP/VNA)
A relief tells the life of Buddha (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Local authorities in the Mekong Delta provinces have visited and presented gifts to Khmer people to congratulate them on the traditional Sene Dolta Festival.
A central chamber of the Ghositaram Pagoda, the largest Khmer pagoda in Vietnam, was inaugurated in Vinh Loi district of the Mekong delta province of Bac Lieu on March 12.
Khmer Buddhist followers in Hung Hoi commune, Vinh Loi district, Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu have contributed 4 billion VND to construction of a Khmer language teaching school.
Taking tourism as one of the five pillars for socio-economic development, authorities of the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu have been issuing several legal documents relating the management of the sector and boosting the exchange of information in this field with regional localities, according to insiders.