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Yoni statue unearthed in Binh Dinh
16:39', 22/12/ 2008 (GMT+7)

Among hundreds of sculptures unearthed in the third archaeological excavation of Duong Long towers, a square stone Yoni, which is 50 cm in height, was found for the first time in Binh Dinh.

The finding partly proved Duong Long towers as the temple to Siva God with a stone Linga-Yoni (male-female sexual organs) statue, symbolizing the Hinduism.

  • Nguyen Thanh Quang (translated by HQuang)
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