Lam Dong: Bustling Kate festival opening at Po Sah Inư tower

On the morning of October 21, at the Po Sah Inư tower relic (Phu Thuy ward, Lam Dong province), Cham people following Brahmanism joyfully opened the Kate Festival 2025 in a joyful atmosphere, bustling with traditional cultural colors.

The ceremony of welcoming the Goddess Po Sah Inư costume

Thousands of people and tourists joined the Cham people of Brahmanism in Lam Dong province to participate in the Kate Festival 2025 with both ritual and festival parts.

A large number of people and tourists participated in the festival.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Dinh Van Tuan, Vice Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee, emphasized that the Kate Festival at the Po Sah Inu tower relic was restored in 2005 and held annually, meeting the spiritual and emotional needs of the Cham people, becoming the soul of spiritual and cultural activities, containing many values ​​of folk beliefs and religions.

Along with the spiritual life, the economic life of the Cham people in Lam Dong is changing rapidly and in harmony with the general development of the country.

Mr. Dinh Van Tuan, Vice Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee, spoke at the opening ceremony.

Immediately after the solemn opening ceremony, the festival entered the main ceremony, which was the procession of the Goddess Po Sah Inư's costume, expressing the respect and gratitude of the Cham people to the guardian gods.

Linga - Yoni Altar Bathing Ceremony

Next are sacred rituals, including: Opening the main tower, bathing the Linga - Yoni altar, dressing up and worshiping Kate - rituals to pray for favorable weather, good crops, and a prosperous life.

Performing traditional dances of the Cham people

The festival atmosphere is more bustling during the festival with folk games, traditional dances, brocade weaving performances, Cham pottery... attracting a large number of locals and tourists.

Gingerbread, a traditional specialty of the Cham people

Kate Festival is an opportunity for Cham people to express their unique cultural identity, unite the community and contribute to enriching the spiritual life of Lam Dong.

Cham people in traditional costumes participate in the festival

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/lam-dong-ron-rang-khai-hoi-kate-tai-thap-po-sah-inu-post819126.html