🛕 Mỹ Sơn archaeological site

Vietnam · Asia · 15.76°N, 108.12°E

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Mỹ Sơn archaeological site
Mỹ Sơn is a cluster of abandoned and partially ruined Shaiva Hindu temples in central Vietnam, constructed between the 4th and the 13th century by the Kings of Champa, an Indianized kingdom of the Cham people. The temples are dedicated to the veneration of God in accordance with Shaivism, wherein God is named Shiva, or The Auspicious One. In this particular complex, he is venerated under various local names, the most important of which is Bhadreshvara.

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CountryVietnam
Continent / regionAsia
Coordinates (approx.)15.76°N, 108.12°E · view on map

Mỹ Sơn archaeological site is located in Vietnam, in Asia.

More Hindu temples in Vietnam

Mariamman Temple, Ho Chi Minh City.

Coordinates approximate. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.

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