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Co Loa festival, 2009

The Co Loa Festival takes place at Co Loa Temple (Dong Anh, Hanoi), with the main festival day on the 6th day of the first lunar month.

People in traditional blue and yellow ritual robes stand in formation in front of a pavilion where officials stand; colorful ceremonial flags and a yellow parasol are visible. — Preparing the offering ceremony

Crowd attending an outdoor festival in front of a temple gate with several decorated yellow umbrellas and red palanquins; a man carries a young girl on his shoulder as they watch the procession. — Going to the festival

Three women seated side by side wearing yellow traditional ceremonial costumes; one woman yawns and covers her mouth. Embroidered details and headdresses are visible. — Before the ceremony

Man in ceremonial clothing holding a drum beater in the foreground; behind him a crowd attending the festival, musicians in blue, colorful flags and yellow parasols in front of temple buildings. — Ritual Ceremony

A man in formal dress offers incense at a temple censer; a pot of burning sticks is visible in the foreground, several other people wait behind him, wooden columns and the temple roof are visible with incense smoke rising. — Incense offering

A young girl in a pink coat stands among a crowd by red wooden railings, watching a ritual. Around her are many people, some wearing traditional blue garments and hair accessories; the red wooden structure is visually prominent. — Watching the ritual

Three people in blue ceremonial robes with traditional hats seen from behind, facing an ornately carved altar with a panel of Chinese characters and a bundle of burning incense. — Offering Ceremony

Men wearing blue ceremonial robes with circular patterns place incense sticks into a large censer; smoke rises in a temple entryway, with wooden columns and onlookers visible in the background. — Ritual offering

Men in deep blue ceremonial robes and traditional hats light incense sticks at an altar; incense smoke fills the space, with attendees and temple architecture visible in the background. — Sacrificial Ceremony

A person in a blue ceremonial robe holds a brass candleholder with a melting red candle; people in yellow and red ceremonial garments stand behind. — Ritual ceremony

A man in a blue ceremonial robe holds a tray with a burning candle during a ritual in front of a temple gate; behind him are people in yellow traditional costumes, parade palanquins and a crowd of onlookers. — Ritual Ceremony

Participants in yellow ceremonial robes stand in rows in a temple courtyard, flanked by colorful flags and seated spectators; an incense burner with sticks is visible in the foreground. — Ritual ceremony

Group of men in yellow ceremonial robes and hats standing in rows at a temple courtyard, with musicians and a crowd of onlookers behind them. — Ritual ceremony

Outdoor temple ceremony in a courtyard with participants wearing yellow and blue traditional robes, colorful flags, a central incense burner, and spectators lining both sides. — Offering ceremony

A man in a blue ceremonial robe holds a censer and ritual staff, standing in a temple courtyard during a festival with a crowd watching behind him. — Ritual offering

A group of men wearing yellow ceremonial robes and ornate hats standing in formation in a temple courtyard, with onlookers and other costumed participants behind them. — Ritual Offering Ceremony

A group of people in yellow ceremonial robes lined up in a temple courtyard with an incense burner in the foreground; colorful festival flags flank the scene and spectators stand at the sides, creating a traditional ritual atmosphere. — Ritual ceremony

Portrait of a man wearing bright yellow ceremonial robes and an embroidered hat, participating in an outdoor ritual. — Ritual ceremony

A man wearing a yellow traditional robe and matching headband holds a gong cymbal and mallet while standing among participants in a ritual; background shows people in red ceremonial garments and temple architecture. — Ritual offering

People in blue ceremonial robes holding a candle and performing a ritual in a temple courtyard, with flags, statues and ritual objects in the background. — Ritual ceremony

A man in red ceremonial robes and a traditional hat holds a burning scroll while performing a ritual before a red-draped altar; several onlookers stand behind him in the temple entrance. — Offering ceremony

People wearing colorful ceremonial robes (blue, yellow, red) kneel and bow on mats laid on a stone courtyard inside a temple area; spectators surround the ritual and an incense burner is visible. — Ritual ceremony

A crowd scene at the rite: several people seated closely together, older women in traditional clothing sitting on a mat, a photographer with a camera photographing nearby, and a potted bonsai tree at right. — Sacrificial rite

A ritual at the Cổ Loa festival: a line of women in traditional áo dài standing on temple steps, the lead woman wearing a pink áo dài, colorful flags and ceremonial umbrellas at both sides, spectators watching. — Offering ritual

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