Ba Den Mountain Festival

One cannot visit Tay Ninh without going to Nui Ba, a beautiful high mountain located in the middle of the Mekong delta, 11 kilometres from Tay Ninh.

Nui Ba is often called Lady Den Mountain after the devoted daughter of a guard officer. She left her father’s house and went to the mountain to become a monk after she was forced to marry a guard officer’s son. She later died there. The Nguyen dynasty had a bronze statue made in her honour and gave her the title Linh Son Thanh Mau, or Saint Linh Son.

On the afternoon of the 30^th of the last lunar month until the 2^nd lunar month, tourists from Ho Chi Minh City and other southern provinces go on a pilgrimage to the Lady Den Mountain.

Pilgrims and visitors have to climb up half of the mountain to enter Saint Linh Son Temple. This temple offers vegetarian meals in exchange for which visitors can donate any amount of money to the temple.

Visitors can also stay in the temple for a few days. The monks are well-known for taking excellent care of guests.

Visitors can also climb up to the top of the mountain, where a Saint Temple is located. Given the high elevation, people can observe masses of clouds.