July 30, 2012

316. The Hòa Hảo Brothers

In Hòa Hảo religion they call each other member either brother or sister, therefore these two men are not actually relative. There were about five Hòa Hảo guides but I was only able to capture photos of these two.  The younger one was a trouble maker before he turned around and joined the religion. The older one was the organizer of the trip to the Forbidden mountain that I took last December.  They were very accommodating and caring on the trip, we slept at temples and the guides brought their own food supply to cook all vegetarian dishes.  They even tolled all the food supply to the base camp up on the mountain by foot.  Each place we stop they lead  us with a prayer follow with stories to keep our spirit and energy level up for the rough hide.  Without their guidance we would not have make it to the top.  Thank you for the wonderful experiences.
 
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