One of the interesting things I found about the southern parts of Vietnam is their great ethnic mix. Apart from the many ethnic groups native to the region, there are peoples from China, Cambodia (Khmers), Thailand, Malaysia, India and countries further afield. Accompanying this ethnic mix, is an equal mix of religions and we found Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic, Christian and other temples or shrines, some in lovely locations.
For example, there was a Hindu temple close to my hotel which was open to the public to stroll around, although we couldn't enter really sacred bits without removing our shoes and wearing more modest clothing!
Pictures of various gods festooned the walls; people prayed at shrines; and a replica of a sacred mountain added to the interest.
Nice, eh! And, in a nearby park we saw what I interpreted as Buddhist shrines like these:
Me immodestly dressed!
If I remember correctly, this is a mosque.
And a church ...
These temples and shrines were very appealing! Artistic, evocative, and so on.
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For example, there was a Hindu temple close to my hotel which was open to the public to stroll around, although we couldn't enter really sacred bits without removing our shoes and wearing more modest clothing!
Pictures of various gods festooned the walls; people prayed at shrines; and a replica of a sacred mountain added to the interest.
Nice, eh! And, in a nearby park we saw what I interpreted as Buddhist shrines like these:
Me immodestly dressed!
If I remember correctly, this is a mosque.
And a church ...
These temples and shrines were very appealing! Artistic, evocative, and so on.
As
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