Solemn Vesak celebration held in Ho Chi Minh City

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Most Venerable Thich Thien Nhon (top row, far right), Vice Supreme Patriarch of the Patronage Council and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, attends and presides over the ceremony. Photo: Xuan Khu – VNA
A large number of monks and nuns of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Ho Chi Minh City solemnly attend the Vesak celebration. Photo: Xuan Khu – VNA
The Vesak Celebration for Buddhist Calendar Year 2570 – Gregorian Year 2026 is organized by the Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Ho Chi Minh City at Viet Nam Quoc Tu Pagoda. Photo: Xuan Khu – VNA
The celebration is solemnly conducted with traditional Buddhist rituals. Photo: Xuan Khu – VNA
Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang, Supreme Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, offers incense before the statue commemorating the Buddha’s birth. Photo: Xuan Khu – VNA
A large number of Buddhist followers in Ho Chi Minh City attend the Vesak celebration. Photo: Xuan Khu – VNA
The Vesak Celebration for Buddhist Calendar Year 2570 – Gregorian Year 2026 is held at Viet Nam Quoc Tu Pagoda by the Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Xuan Khu – VNA
Numerous monks, nuns, and Buddhist devotees from Ho Chi Minh City participate in the celebration. Photo: Xuan Khu – VNA
Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City present flowers to congratulate the Vesak celebration. Photo: Xuan Khu – VNA
Solemn Vesak celebration held in Ho Chi Minh City
On May 31, 2026 (the 15th day of the fourth lunar month, Year of the Horse), at Viet Nam Quoc Tu Pagoda, the Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Ho Chi Minh City solemnly organized the Vesak Celebration for Buddhist Calendar Year 2570 – Gregorian Year 2026. Photo: Xuan Khu – VNA