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My Son C1

Keywords : Linga, Cham, My Son, Bhadreshvara, Champa

Site common nameMy Son
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityDuy Xuyen
StateQuang Nam
CountryVietnam
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 15.784722
Long : 108.107778

History of productionAdjacent to the sacred mountain of Champa kingdom, My son becomes the place where the sacred Linga of the kingdom named “Bhadreśvara” had been enshrined. Several kings of Champa from 6th-10th centuries have established a number of temples dedicated to this holy Linga. My son group A,B,C,D is dated to the 10th century.
ArtMy Son C1 is the main tower of the complex C and this tower is the only rectangular main tower with the wagon roof. (called as Śālā roof in South Indian term) The front hall or Maṇḍapa is also designed in the wagon-roof rectangular tower. The front hall is decorated with 5 pilasters and the door is decorated with the double-vase-liked column, typical to My Son A1 period.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodMy Son A1
Age10th Century A.D.
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism
SectShaivite
Religion and beliefThis is one of the temple dedicated to the sacred Linga of the Champa kingdom named “Bhadreśvara”.
Related artworkThere discovered a number of Linga and Hindu statues here, including a tympanum depicting the dance of Śiva.

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali