title: Cát Tiên archaeological site
text: # Cát Tiên archaeological site
  
  Cát Tiên archaeological site or Cát Tiên Sanctuary (Vietnamese: Thánh địa Cát Tiên) is an archaeological site located between the two sectors of Cát Tiên National Park, Cát Tiên District, Lâm Đồng Province, southern Central Highlands. Accidentally discovered in 1985, the site has been subjected to debate among historians about its origin. The highly Indianized civilization which developed this site inhabited it between the 4th century and 9th centuries AD. The hill temple 1A of Cát Tiên features the largest stone lingam ever found in Southeast Asia.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * One of the temples at mound no.2
  * Temple 1A on top of a hill
  * Stone lingam at temple 1A, at 2.1 meter tall, this is the largest stone lingam ever found in Southeast Asia
  * Lintels of temple, Cát Tiên Museum exhibition
  * A stone linga
  * Golden leaf with Lakshmi figure. Golden lingam amulet
  * A ceramic bowl, Vietnam Museum of History
  * Copper axe and mold
  * A copper linga
  * Ceramic burial jar
  * Crystal linga
  * Stone yoni
  * A statue of Uma riding the Mahisa buffalo
  * Bricks for tower building
  