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Temple Poklong - Moh Nai

Location: Located on a sandy hilltop hamlet Luong Binh, Luong Son commune, Bac Binh, Binh Thuan, Phan Thiet city about 60km to the north.
Characteristics: The temple was built to worship the King Poklong - Moh Nai, one of the last king of the Kingdom of Champa Kingdom before disbanding.
Opposition to the artistic and technical foundation to build from the 17th century Cham towers backwards, from the 17th century back to the country after centuries depleted, talent and technical material whose been lost ancestor worship and religion is still standing demand should switch to construction Cham architectural form as a temple shrine contemporary materials and use of wood, tiles, lime as Vietnam. Typical for this type of architecture is the Temple of Poklong - Moh Nai.

Temple worship space includes 5 built in the shape of T. Row House 3 times for worship: Church nave statue of King Poklong - Moh Nai; Her right time concubines statue Vietnamese, princess, daughter of a lord Nguyen, and some object Kut her children; left the church space early PòPía queen, wife of the king, and some beautiful statues carved Kut her son. Townhouse front with 2 large blank space as a place to wait and implement external rites before entering the temple.

Statue of King Poklong - Moh Nai Cham artisans carved by a blue-gray stone with exquisite sculpture. Statues of the king dwells scenes in the court, head crowned majesty. This is one of the statues, large size Care survived intact to this day.

Every year the family, clan descended along the Cham king held many rituals in the temple. Is the largest festival held in July Kate Cham calendar. On this festive occasion was crowned king statue golden truth, dressed in ceremonial. Statue queens and concubines also showered dressed, wearing a hat.

King Poklong Temple - Moh Nai has been classified by the State historical - artistic national level in 1991.

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