My Son Sanctuary

My Son Sanctuary is a cluster of abandoned and partially ruined Shaiva Hindu temples in central Vietnam, constructed between the 4th and the 13th century by the Kings of Champa. The temples are dedicated to the veneration of God in accordance with Shaivism, wherein God is named Shiva, or The Auspicious One. The complex may have been the religious and cultural centre of historical Champa, while the government was based in nearby Simhapura or Đồng Dương. With over 70 temples and tombs, My Son is perhaps the longest inhabited archaeological site in Mainland Southeast Asia and is regarded as one of the foremost Shaiva Hindu temple complexes in Southeast Asia