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The Chams, or Champa people, are an Austronesian ethnic group in Southeast Asia and are the original inhabitants of central Vietnam and coastal Cambodia before the arrival of the Cambodians and Vietna
Cham women performing a traditional dance in Nha Trang, Vietnam
Cham women performing a traditional dance in Nha Trang, Vietnam
Traditional Cham women's clothes
Traditional Cham women's clothes
Depiction of Cham naval soldiers fighting against the Khmer, stone relief at the Bayon
Depiction of Cham naval soldiers fighting against the Khmer, stone relief at the Bayon
The Chams decorated their temples with stone reliefs depicting the gods such as garuda fighting the nāga (12th-13th century CE)
The Chams decorated their temples with stone reliefs depicting the gods such as garuda fighting the nāga (12th-13th century CE)
Art of Champa
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Champa was an Southeast Asian civilization that flourished along the coasts of what is now central and southern Vietnam for roughly a one thousand-year period between 500 and 1700 AD. The original Cha
This late 11th- or 12th-century sculpture illustrates both the preferred medium of the Cham artists (stone sculpture in high relief), and the most popular subject-matter, the god Shiva and themes associated with the god. Shiva can be recognized by the third eye in the middle of his forehead and by the attribute of the trident. The hands above his head are making the gesture called uttarabodhi mudra, which is regarded as a symbol of perfection.
This late 11th- or 12th-century sculpture illustrates both the preferred medium of the Cham artists (stone sculpture in high relief), and the most pop
This Cham kosa, or metal sleeve to be fitted over a linga, is the face of shiva, as can be recognized from the third eye in the center of the forehead
This Cham kosa, or metal sleeve to be fitted over a linga, is the face of shiva, as can be recognized from the third eye in the center of the forehead and the chignon hairstyle known as jatamukuta.
Chiên Đàn temple in Quảng Nam province.
Chiên Đàn temple in Quảng Nam province.
The profile of the 13th-century temple Po Klong Garai near Phan Rang includes all the buildings typical of a Cham temple. From left to right one can s
The profile of the 13th-century temple Po Klong Garai near Phan Rang includes all the buildings typical of a Cham temple. From left to right one can see the kalan, the attached mandapa, the saddle-shaped kosgrha, and the gopura.