Po Nagar

Po Nagar
Ganesh Temple in Po Nagar
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
ProvinceKhanh Hoa
DeityYan Po Nagar
Location
LocationNha Trang
CountryVietnam
Po Nagar is located in Vietnam
Po Nagar
Location in Vietnam
Geographic coordinates12°15′55″N 109°11′44″E / 12.26528°N 109.19556°E / 12.26528; 109.19556
Architecture
TypeChampa
Completedmid-10th to 13th century[1]

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 Hindu goddesses Bhagavati and Hariti, and who in Vietnamese is called Thiên Y Thánh Mẫu.

  1. ^ estimates by Trần Kỳ Phương (Tran 2009, 182)