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Cham towers of Po Nagar (a goddess) near Nha
Trang, Vietnam. This tower built in 817AD of brick without mortar. This figure is a four-armed Shiva dancing on the sacred bull Nandin. These towers were abandoned after the end of the Champa kingdom in the 18th century. Recently revived as a place of worship for the local Champa people, a minority in the Vietnamese population.

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Cham towers of Po Nagar (a goddess) near Nha <br />
Trang, Vietnam. This tower built in 817AD of brick without mortar. This figure is a four-armed Shiva dancing on the sacred bull Nandin. These towers were abandoned after the end of the Champa kingdom in the 18th century. Recently revived as a place of worship for the local Champa people, a minority in the Vietnamese population.