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Main Tower of Po Kluang Karai

Keywords : Champa, Po Kluang Karai, Po Rome

Site common namePo Kluang Karai
Type of artworkArchitecture
Province/CityPhan Rang
StateNinh Thuan
CountryVietnam
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 11.601667
Long : 108.946667

PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodLater Period
Age13th -14th century
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism
SectShaivite
Religion and belief

Mukhalinga and Nandi are enshrined inside the sanctum and the Mandapa respectively. The front tympanum depicts the dancing Shiva. These sculptures indicate that this temple belongs to Shaivite Hinduism.

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