Po Klong Mo H'Nai Temple

Po Klong Mo H'Nai Temple

Po Klong Mo HNai Temple was built on a high hill in Luong Binh village, Luong Son town, Bac Binh district, Binh Thuan province. The temple is the place to worship King Po Klong Mo HNai, one of the last kings of the Champa Kingdom. Under the previous reign of Po Ehklang, Po Klong Mo HNai was given the title Maha Taha. He ascended the throne in 1622 and remained in office until 1627, when he died and ceded the throne to his son-in-law. Legend has it that Po Klong Mo HNai did not have a son, so he passed the throne to a Churu shepherd whom he loved, and gave him his daughter in marriage, which was Po Rome. According to Panduranga legend and history, Po Klong Mo HNai had two wives: One was Queen Po Bia Som (Cham) and the other was concubine Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thuong (Vietnamese). Mrs. Ngoc Thuong is the daughter of Lord Sai Nguyen Phuoc Nguyen. Although he was in power for a very short period of time, Po Klong Mo Hanoi left behind for posterity the most beautiful cluster of mausoleums in Champa (now Po Klong Mo Hanoi Temple) in Luong Binh village, Luong Son town, District 1. Bac Binh, Binh Thuan province. But after the war, it was seriously degraded so it was restored by descendants. In addition, there are quite a few golden treasures of the Po Klong Mo HNai royal family that are carefully preserved by his descendants in Binh Thuan. They also kept quite intact the correspondence between the two dynasties of Panduranga and Lord Nguyen. The temple worshiping Po Klong Mo Hanoi consists of 4 rooms, the doors of all rooms face East and North. The main space of the temple consists of 3 floors, shrinking at the top. On the top are mounted 4 Makara (animals in Cham mythology) symbolizing the king's authority. In the center of the temple is the statue of King Po Klong Mo HNai, carved from a large block of green stone decorated with unique elaborate patterns. This is one of the largest statues of the Cham people remaining intact to this day. Connected to the main temple, there are two secondary temples through the main temple, worshiping the Cham queen, mandarins with meritorious service in the court, and Vietnamese concubines. The northern temple worships the statue of Cham Queen Po Bia Som, first wife of King Po Klong Mo, Hanoi. In the temple, there are also two beautifully decorated kut statues symbolizing the worship of the king's son and daughter. The southern room worships the statue of Vietnamese concubine Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thuong. Every year on the occasion of Kate Tet, Cham people in Phan Thanh commune (Bac Binh) organize sacrifices at Po Klong Mo temple in Hanoi with many solemn rituals. Although it is a temple to worship King Klong Mo Hanoi, the temple only worships the king's statue, while royal relics from the time of King Klong Mo Hanoi are kept at Ms. Nguyen Thi Dao's house (Tinh My village - Phan Thanh commune - Bac Binh). 15km north of the temple. Previously, this collection was kept by the Raglai people in Phan Son (Bac Binh). When there was a sacrifice ceremony, the Cham people in Phan Thanh sent a group of people to Phan Son to receive the items and then held a procession to the temple. (In history, the Cham and Raglai people have a close relationship). With unique architecture and relics preserved to this day, Po Klong Mo temple in Hanoi was recognized by the State as a national historical relic on July 13, 1993. Source: Binh Thuan Tourism

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