Three Hindu Temples in Saigon

Although the merest sliver of Vietnam’s population practices the faith, a number of prominent Hindu temples are located right in the middle of Saigon. We visited three in a single morning, all of them a short distance from each other in District 1.

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Hinduism was the religion of choice for the Champa kingdom, which was based around Hue and collapsed in the 15th century as the Vietnamese began to roll in from the north. The Champa were highly influenced by India, and remains of their pagodas ca...