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Whale Temple

whale bones symbolize protector
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The Whale Temple honors a legendary whale whose remains washed up on Vung Tau beach over 100 years ago. Fishermen waited for the flesh to decompose before pulling the bones to shore, which became a symbol of the coast's protector. Today, whenever a whale washes ashore, its bones are ceremonially brought to the temple's mausoleum.