Hanoi (VNA) – The three-month Huong Pagoda Festival,the largest of its kind in Vietnam, kicked off in Huong Son commune, Hanoi’s outlyingdistrict of My Duc on February 10 (the sixth day of the lunar new year),attracting numerous visitors with less congestion than previous years.
The organising board said up to 124,500 pilgrims flocked toHuong Pagoda, about 60km fromdowntown Hanoi, from February 7-9, even 46,800 on February 8 alone. OnFebruary 10, the figure is estimated at over 50,000.
Going to HuongPagoda is a spiritual journey to the Buddhist Land – where the Goddess of Mercyleads a religious life.
Visitors have sightseeing trips to pagodas,temples and caves which are the main attractions at the Huong pagoda festival, andjoin ceremonies to ask favours from Lord Buddha.
Built in the late 17th century, the Huong PagodaComplex has a large number of pagodas, temples and caverns filled with marvelousstalactites and stalagmites.
The Huong Tich cavern has the autograph of LordTrinh Sam in 1770, describing the cavern as the most beautiful cave in thecountry.-VNA
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