Mariamman Temple, Ho Chi Minh City

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The Mariamman Temple of Ho Chi Minh City is a temple dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Mariamman. It was built in the late 19th century by traders from Tamil Nadu.

[edit] Architecture

In the outer hall, Paravati's sons Ganesha and Muruga are on her right and left, respectively. The Rajagopuram of this temple is about 12m high and contains a number of statues. Statues of Lakshmi, Muruga 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, Meenadchi, Valambigai, Andal, Kamadchiamman, Karumari-amman, Sivagami and Parvathy who has Murugan in her lap^[1].

There is also a huge mandapam or main hall inside the Mandir^[2]

[edit] Devotees

It was built at first to serve the Chettiar community in Vietnam. It serves around 50 Tamil families in Saigon, and most of the devotees are Vietnamese or Chinese who experienced the powers of Mariamman^[1][3]

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