The annual banquet, held on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month to offer tributes to the Great Mother and the nine Goddesses of the Dieu Tri Palace, saw Caodaists nationwide converge to pray for propitious weather, prosperity and peace.

Addressing the event, Monsignor Thuong Tam Thanh, Head of the Executive Council of the Tay Ninh Caodai sect, said Caodai followers actively participate in humanitarian programmes to assist poor families, and other social activities.

He called on Caodai followers to continue to uphold solidarity and promote the religion’s moral principles.