Hinduism (Cham Balamon)

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Hinduism (Cham Balamon) is the distinctive form of Hinduism practiced by the Cham people of Vietnam, blending ancient Shaivite traditions with local ancestral and indigenous beliefs.

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instanceOf Cham religion
form of Hinduism
religious tradition
alsoKnownAs Balamon Cham religion
Cham Balamon Hinduism NERFINISHED
coexistsWith Cham Islam
combinesWith Cham ancestral worship
indigenous Cham beliefs
demographicStatus minority religion in Vietnam
developedFrom Indic religious influence in Champa
medieval Cham Shaivism
follows Shaivism NERFINISHED
hasClergy Acar priest
Po Adhia priest
hasContinuitySince early second millennium CE
hasCulturalOrigin Champa civilization NERFINISHED
hasDeity Po Klaung Garai NERFINISHED
Po Nagar NERFINISHED
Po Rome NERFINISHED
hasFeature caste-like social structure
matrilineal elements in social organization
ritual use of Sanskrit-derived mantras
strong integration of ancestor veneration
hasFestival Kate festival NERFINISHED
Ramawan festival NERFINISHED
hasRitualSpecialist Balamon priest NERFINISHED
hasSacredSite Po Klaung Garai towers NERFINISHED
Po Nagar temple complex NERFINISHED
Po Rome towers NERFINISHED
hasTempleType Cham tower temple
brick sanctuary
historicalRegion Champa NERFINISHED
majorDeity Shiva NERFINISHED
practicedBy Cham people NERFINISHED
practicedIn Binh Thuan Province NERFINISHED
Ninh Thuan Province NERFINISHED
Vietnam NERFINISHED
relatedTo Indian Hinduism
Khmer Hinduism NERFINISHED
Shaivism in Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
religiousMinorityOf Hinduism in Vietnam NERFINISHED
ritualLanguage Cham NERFINISHED
usesLanguage Cham language NERFINISHED
usesScript Cham script NERFINISHED
worships Cham ancestors
Shiva linga NERFINISHED
local spirits

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Phan Rang religionPracticed Hinduism (Cham Balamon)