Hinduism in Vietnam is mainly observed by the ethnic

Cham people The Cham (Cham: ''Čaṃ'') or Champa people (Cham: , ''Urang Campa''; vi, Người Chăm or ; km, ជនជាតិចាម, ) are an Austronesian ethnic group. From the 2nd century to 1832 the Cham populated Champa, a contiguous territor ...

. Balamon Cham is one of two surviving non-Indic indigenous Hindu peoples. Around 64,547

Hindus Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

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Cham Hindus

The majority of Cham are Muslim, but the Cham of ietnamalso known as the Eastern Cham) are more diverse in their religious beliefs unlike their Cambodian counterparts who are largely Muslim. In Vietnam, Hindu Chams who are known as Balamon or Ahier Chams who make up a significant population of the Chams in Vietnam. Hindu Chams are called Balamon (Bani) Cham or Balamon Hindu. They practice a form of Shaivite Hinduism. The number of Balamon Cham Hindus in Vietnam were declared at 64,547 (36%) out of a total Cham population of 178,948 according to the 2019 population census. The Mariamman Temple is one of the most notable Tamil Hindu temples in Ho Chi Minh City. Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan Provinces are where most of the Cham ethnic group (≈65%) in Vietnam reside according to the last population census. Cham Balamon (Hindu Cham) in Ninh Thuan numbered 32,000 in 2002 inhabiting 15 of 22 Cham villages.Champa and the archaeology of Mỹ Sơn (Vietnam) By Andrew Hardy, Mauro Cucarzi, Patrizia Zolese p.105 Cham Hindus believe that when they die, the sacred bull Nandi comes to take their soul to the holy land of India. The main festival of Cham Hindus is the Kate festival, or Mbang Kate. It is celebrated for 3 days at the beginning of October.http://www.gso.gov.vn/Modules/Doc_Download.aspx?DocID=12724

Demographics

According to the government census in 2009, both the population of Balamon Hindus and other Hindus were included which in total numbered 56,427.http://www.gso.gov.vn/Modules/Doc_Download.aspx?DocID=12724 The latest census of 2019 reports the number of Hindus at 64,547.

Hindu Temples

Interior of Mariamman Temple, Ho Chi Minh City. There are 4,000 Hindus in Ho Chi Minh City, most are Bani Cham and a small minority of Indians. The

Mariamman Temple, Ho Chi Minh City The Mariamman Temple in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is a temple dedicated to the Hindu goddess Mariamman. It was built in the late 19th century by Palaniappa Thevar from Pattukkottai, Thanjavur District a trade community from Tamil Nadu, India. T ...

is their focal point for the Tamils. It is also considered sacred by many native Vietnamese and Chinese. It is also believed to have miraculous powers and is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Mariamman. There are three Indian Hindu temples in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) - Sri Thendayuthapani temple, Đền Subramaniam Swamy temple and Mariamman Temple.

Ancient Cham Hindu Temples

* Po Klong Garai Temple *

Po Nagar Po Nagar is a Cham temple tower founded sometime before 781 and located in the medieval principality of Kauthara, near modern Nha Trang in Vietnam. It is dedicated to Yan Po Nagar, the goddess of the country, who came to be identified with the ...

Mỹ Sơn Mỹ Sơn () is a cluster of abandoned and partially ruined Hindu temples in central Vietnam, constructed between the 4th and the 14th century by the Kings of Champa, an Indianized kingdom of the Cham people. The temples are dedicated to the wor ...

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