In the picture are a nun and two novices beside a prayer-book, a clock and a lily vase.

A novice says his prayers in the Vien Minh Temple.

The boy stands in front of the tiger relief at the Vinh Thuy Temple. The tiger relief shows that this temple worships deities.

A psychic in colorful outfit. 

In the past, Hanoi had many makeshift shrines to worship a benefactor, a hero or a beggar who died on sacred hours.

There were always three outdoor altars in the heaven and earth worshiping rituals.

The way to the Voi Phuc Temple, which was called the Balny Temple by the French. Balny is the name of a French general who was killed in battle here. This place worships Linh Lang, one of the four deities who guards Thang Long. Today this place is the Thu Le Zoo.

The lake behind the Linh Lang Temple. That was the place where Hanoian going fishing and reading book in the past. It was surrounded by rice fields.

Preparing for the Ky Phuc rituals for good luck in spring.

A funeral. Under the old conception, the bigger and more colorful the funeral is, the dead is more satisfied.

On the fifteenth day of the lunar months or holidays, Vietnamese people often go to temples. This is also an opportunity to do business of small traders. In the picture: a woman purchases worshiping items from a blind woman.

In the past, during Tet holidays, Hanoians placed a betel box on the altar. Today, this ritual is still retained in many regions.

Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam.