Mariamman Hindu Temple in Ho Chi Minh City || Vietnam
Mariamman Hindu Temple
Situated close to the Ben Thanh market, the Mariamman Hindu temple serves the small community of 100 or so Chinese and Vietnamese Tamil Hindus living in Ho Chi Minh City.
It is the only Hindu temple that is still open in the city and is considered sacred by Hindu and non-Hindu Vietnamese. The temple is rumoured to have miraculous powers giving luck and wealth to those who worship within its walls.
Built at the end of the 19th century in honour of Mariamman the Hindu Goddess of strength, the temple’s first purpose was as a place of worship for the Chettiar community.
Classically Hindu in style, the colourful temple features vibrant deity sculptures reminiscent of those usually found in Southern India, decorating external walls, roof tops, towers and the shrine inside. The temple was also once used as a factory in which joss sticks were produced.
Mariamman Hindu Temple Highlights
Merchants visiting Vietnam from Tamil Nadu first built the Mariamman Hindu Temple, bringing divine beings such as Ganesh, Amman and Murgua to the streets of Saigon. Sacred images dance on the external walls which feature a royal tower at the entrance that stands 12 metres high. Gods and Goddesses including Shiva, Kali, Brahma and Vishnu are prominently represented with Simha Vahanam sitting to the left of the entrance.
The centre piece at the altar in the heart of the temple is a statue of the Goddess Mariamman with two Hindu guardian deities next to her and two lingams in front. The shrine is usually surrounded by offerings including flowers and joss sticks. There are also two colourful towers on the roof adorned with more Hindu gods, goddesses and lions, simply follow the stairs up from the entrance to see these wonderful pillars.
The temple has a permanent caretaker who will gladly point out different areas and additionally hopes to secure a Hindu Priest from India to conduct regular worship.
Mariamman Hindu Temple
The Mariamman Hindu Temple is open every day from 07:00 until 19:00 and is located at 45 Truong Dinh Street in District 1, just three blocks to the west of Ben Thanh Market. Dress conservatively and remember to remove your shoes before you enter.
Always ask permission from the caretaker before you take any photographs and also expect to be asked to give money to the beggars inside the temple.
Ho Chi Minh City: Mariamman Hindu Temple 22.12.2017
Mariamman Hindu Temple is located in city center of Ho Chi Minh City, near the renowned Ben Thanh Market. It was got built by traders from Indian state of Tamil Nadu around 1896 with greater influence from Tamil religious culture and dedicated to a Tamil ‘Rain’ deity Mariamman. The
temple houses various statues of Mariamman, Nataraja, Ganesha , Shiva, Brahma, Vishnu, Kali, etc.
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Mariamman hindu temple, ho chi minh city, vietnam : A colorful slice of Southern Indian Architecture
The Mariamman Temple in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is a temple dedicated to the Hindu goddess Mariamman. It was built in the late 19th century by traders from Tamil Nadu known. This beautiful southern Indian architecture is considered sacred by many
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The Mariamman Temple in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
In contemporary history, Indians began migrating to Vietnam in the late 19th century, to escape difficult economic conditions back in India in search for better prospects elsewhere, and/or for colonial civil service. There were several categories of Indian migrants:
low- to middle-ranking civil servants from French colonies in India like Pondicherry;
South Indian business people like Chettiars and Tamil Muslims;
unskilled South Indian laborers;
Gujarati and Sindhi merchants from Mumbai (Bombay);
Sikhs and other Punjabis as security guards and shop owners.
According to a 1937 census taken by the French Indochinese colonial regime, there were around 2000 South Asians living in Southern Vietnam (Cochinchina), and another 1000 residing in Northern Vietnam (Tonkin), Central Vietnam (Annam) and Laos. An estimated 3,000 - 4,000 Indians lived in the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) in the 1950s and 60s, very few to none in communist North Vietnam after its independence in 1945. A Vietnamese source estimated that around 1000 Indians were in Saigon in the 1950s, of whom 400 were from the former French India, and the remainder were Bombay Gujarati and Sindhi merchants. Hindu, Muslim and Sikh Indians were all present. The majority of Indian Vietnamese were South Indian (e.g. Tamil), however a sizeable minority were North Indian (e.g. Gujus, Sindhs, Punjabis). Many Indo-Vietnamese lived in Saigon, but some also lived in other cities and towns like Đà Nẵng, Đà Lạt, Huế, and Nha Trang.
Gujus and Sindhis were mostly textile, clothing and jewelry merchants, and tailors, esp. in Saigon where they have many shops. Chettiars were mainly engaged in moneylending and brokerage, and rental of commercial buildings, vehicles, boats etc. The Chettiars started returning to India in 1963 due to political instability after the 1963 coup d'état and assassination of President Ngo Dinh Diem. Tamil Muslims built several mosques in Saigon in the 1930s, including the Central Mosque (vi: Thánh Đường Đông Du (Dong Du Mosque)) (ar: Jamia Al-Musulman),[3][4] the Chợ Lớn Mosque (vi: Thánh Đường Chợ Lớn),[4] and the Jamiul Islamiyah Mosque.[4] Tamil Hindus constructed several prominent temples in the city, incl. the Sri Mariamman temple and Sikhs have built a gurdwara (Sikh temple). The gurdwara is now a pharmaceuticals office. Some non-Muslim Indians, e.g.. Hindu Sindhis and Gujaratis, intermarried with local Vietnamese women and started families with them, some, in particular Chettiars, despite already having wives back in India.
The Mariamman Hindu Temple in Saigon
interesting temple next to the Ben Thanh market. very colorful
Mariamman Temple, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Location : 45 Truong Dinh, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
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My Son Sanctuary, Ruined Hindu Temples in Vietnam
My Son is a cluster of abandoned and partially ruined Hindu temples constructed between the 4th and the 14th century by the kings of Champa. The temples are dedicated to the worship of the god Shiva. At one time, the site encompassed over 70 temples as well as numerous stele bearing historically important inscriptions in Sanskrit and Cham.
The My Son temple complex is regarded one of the foremost Hindu temple complexes in Southeast Asia and is the foremost heritage site of this nature in Vietnam. It is often compared with other historical temple complexes in Southeast Asia, such as Borobudur of Java in Indonesia, Angkor Wat of Cambodia, Bagan of Myanmar and Ayutthaya of Thailand. As of 1999, My Son has been recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site.
My Son is perhaps the longest inhabited archaeological site in Indochina, but a large majority of its architecture was destroyed by US carpet bombing during a single week of the Vietnam War.
There are travel guides that compare My Son with Angkor Wat, Bagan and Borobudur. Historically, they have a point: in their time, these complexes were leading spiritual centers, and they have all fallen into a state of atmospheric ruin. However, the ruins at My Son are not as impressive as either of the aforementioned sites, for various reasons: the smaller scale of the original site, for example, the comparatively poor upkeep, and severe damage to the buildings from time and war. As such, they're not likely to wow anyone who's been to Angkor recently, but even so, the gorgeous jungle scenery may be worth the trip, and anyone who has an interest in Vietnamese history that doesn't involve America or France will be fascinated.
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Mariamman Hindu Temple - district 1, HCMC
Mariamman Hindu Temple is the principal temple for the Indian Vietnamese community Saigon- Gia Dinh ( long ago under the French colonial time) . It locates at 45 Truong Dinh, District 1 and as a tourist attraction in HCMC now. The holy statue is a Hindu goddess .Many people come to this temple looking for good luck.
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Sri Pachai Amman Hindu temples in Vietnam, the Mariamman Hindu Temple of Ho Chi Minh City.
Visit one of the most famous Hindu temples in Vietnam, the Sri Pachai Amman Mariamman Hindu Temple of Ho Chi Minh City. It is called Chua Ba Mariamman in Vietnamese and was built at the end of the 19th century as a dedication to the Hindu goddess Mariamman. Located at the heart of the city, the temple is very close to Ben Thanh market which makes it easy to locate. From beautifully crafted statues of Amman, Ganesha, Lakshmi, Muruga, and more, this temple is counted amongst the awe-striking Vietnamese temples owing to the breathtaking sculptures of Amman in her various avatars is one of the most attractive features of this temple and it definitely tops the list of temples in Vietnam. While it is just one of the many ancient Hindu temples in Vietnam, the Mariamman Hindu Temple is a must-visit for all travelers.