Po Nagar temple complex
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The Po Nagar temple complex is an ancient Cham Hindu temple site in Nha Trang, Vietnam, renowned for its brick towers dedicated primarily to the goddess Po Nagar.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Po Nagar temple complex canonical | 3 |
| Cham temples | 1 |
| Po Nagar main tower | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cham temple
ⓘ
Hindu temple complex ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Cham architecture ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup | Cham people ⓘ |
| builder |
Champa
ⓘ
surface form:
Champa civilization
|
| constructionTechnique | dry brick masonry ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| culture | Cham culture ⓘ |
| currentUse |
active place of worship
ⓘ
tourist site ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Po Nagar
ⓘ
Yan Po Nagar ⓘ |
| elevation | hill above the Cai River ⓘ |
| era |
Cham period
ⓘ
surface form:
Champa period
|
| hasFestival | annual Po Nagar festival ⓘ |
| hasGoddessRole |
Po Nagar as Mother of the Kingdom
ⓘ
Po Nagar as protector of seafarers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
East tower
ⓘ
Northwest tower ⓘ Po Nagar temple complex self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Po Nagar main tower
South tower ⓘ gate tower ⓘ mandapa ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Cham cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Khánh Hòa province
ⓘ
surface form:
Khanh Hoa province
Nha Trang ⓘ South Central Coast ⓘ
surface form:
South Central Coast region of Vietnam
|
| locatedOn | Cai River ⓘ |
| materialUsed | brick ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Nha Trang ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
brick towers with sandstone sculptures
ⓘ
inscriptions in Cham and Sanskrit ⓘ intricate Cham carvings ⓘ |
| poNagarfestivalObservedBy |
Cham people
ⓘ
Kinh ⓘ
surface form:
Kinh Vietnamese
|
| poNagarfestivalPurpose | honoring the goddess Po Nagar ⓘ |
| region | Central Vietnam ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| significance | one of the most important Cham temple sites in Vietnam ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction in Nha Trang ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pilgrimage
ⓘ
religious worship ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | open to the public ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity |
Ganesha
ⓘ
surface form:
Ganesh
Po Nagar ⓘ Shiva ⓘ Yan Po Nagar as Mother Goddess ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cham temples
this entity surface form:
Po Nagar main tower