Panoramic view of the grand ceremony praying for national peace and prosperity atop Ba Den Mountain. (Photo: VNA)
Panoramic view of the grand ceremony praying for national peace and prosperity atop Ba Den Mountain. (Photo: VNA)
Buddhist rituals are conducted solemnly during the ceremony atop Ba Den Mountain. (Photo: VNA)
Buddhist rituals are conducted solemnly during the ceremony atop Ba Den Mountain. (Photo: VNA)
Scene from the grand ceremony praying for national peace and prosperity atop Ba Den Mountain. (Photo: VNA)
Scene from the grand ceremony praying for national peace and prosperity atop Ba Den Mountain. (Photo: VNA)
Doves are released during the peace-praying ceremony atop Ba Den Mountain, symbolising hopes for national prosperity, public peace and global harmony. (Photo: VNA)
Doves are released during the peace-praying ceremony atop Ba Den Mountain, symbolising hopes for national prosperity, public peace and global harmony. (Photo: VNA)
The ceremony offers sincere prayers for national peace, public well-being and universal harmony, while conveying aspirations for a new year of favourable weather, national prosperity and a peaceful, prosperous life for the people. (Photo: VNA)
The ceremony offers sincere prayers for national peace, public well-being and universal harmony, while conveying aspirations for a new year of favourable weather, national prosperity and a peaceful, prosperous life for the people. (Photo: VNA)
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Grand ceremony prays for a peaceful, prosperous new year

A grand ceremony praying for national peace and prosperity was solemnly held atop Ba Den Mountain on December 30, with the participation of more than 500 senior monks, monks and nuns, along with a large number of Buddhists and local residents.