Mariamman Hindu temple

This guide to the Mariamman Hindu Temple in Ho Chi Minh City traces how Tamil traders from Pondicherry and Karaikal brought the goddess Mariamman to Saigon in the late 1800s, chasing fortune in a booming port. You'll hear the local story of how this gopuram survived the destruction around it during the Vietnam War, and how the shrine grew into the temple standing here today. Watch worshippers press their foreheads to the altar wall, murmuring wishes for health or peace at home.