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Great Cao Dai Temple
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Taken at the Great Cao Dai Temple in Tay Ninh, Vietnam. The religion is something of a novelty; it was founded by Ngo Minh Chieu, a French civil servant in the 1920s. He asserted that he began receiving "revelations" in 1919 regarding the disunity of other religions and that he should be responsible for bringing about a synthesis. Thus, he was to combine the teachings of various beliefs, including Buddhism, Taiosm, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and others. He revealed his practices to the public in 1926 and the Cao Dai religion was born. Perhaps one reason it became so popular was that it became involved in the Vietnamese nationalist movement that sought to expel the French. Cao Dai fighters eventually joined the French afainst the Viet Minh, however, but suffered persecution after the takeover by North Vietnam.
This great temple functions as the center of the religion, much like St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. There are numerous other Cao Dai temples in Vietnam, particular in the South. It was constructed between 1933 and 1955, and is located about 60 miles northwest of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) near the small town of Long Than in the Tay Ninh province. The ceremonies are held four times a day; the most popular for visitors is the noon ceremony. Visitors are restricted to the visitor's gallery, seen as the catwalk above the main floor in the photo. |
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Welcome, TE. This appears to be an amazing location. I thought it was interesting to compare your shot with this one taken from the same perspective.
Mike
Welcome to TE and congratulations!
Nice photo of this temple.
Julia
Very beautiful place. I like the lovely colours on the columns.
Regards,
Elif
WOW ! beautiful capture,I went there at 1986 but that time not that beautiful,good shot.
Hi terez,
Great photo u have here, all the colors and the ornaments of this place are very beautiful. There is a lack of sharpness, but it's ok.
Best,
Gordana
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