Mariamman Temple, Ho Chi Minh City
Architecture
In the outer hall, Parvati's sons Ganesha and Muruga are on her right and left, respectively. The Raja-gopuram of this temple is about 12m high and contains a number of statues. Statues of Lakshmi, Murugan and other devas dot the hallways.
The main feature of the temple are the various statues of Mariamman, which surround the outer walls of the temple. These include Nataraja, Shiva, Brahma, Vishnu, Kali, Biramasakthi, Samundi, Thirumagal, Mageswari, Meenatchi, Valambigai, Andal, Kamatchiamman, Karumari-amman, Sivagami and Parvati who has Murugan in her lap.
There is also a huge mandapam or main hall inside the kovil (Temple).
Devotees
It was built at to serve the Hindu community in Vietnam. It serves around fifty Tamil families in Ho Chi Minh City. Most of the devotees are Vietnamese or Sino-Vietnamese who experienced the powers of Mariamman.
See also
References
- ^ "Mariamman Temple, Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam Life". 29 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Kamalakaran, Ajay (5 October 2021). "Mariamman in Saigon: The story of Vietnam's most famous Hindu temple". Scroll.in. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Hindu temples in VIETNAM", at shaivam.org from Aum Muruga journal
- ^ "Mariamann Temple: Hinduism Saigon Style" Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, expatmojo.com", June 11, 2014
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