The morning pooja is regularly attended by ethnic Chinese, Khmer and Vietnamese worshippers who have a deep faith in the goddess. At 10 in the morning, a Khmer priest starts the daily pooja to the goddess of rain, who devotees believe also cures diseases and brings prosperity. Standing out in a central lane near the Ben Thanh is the large and colourful 12-metre high raja gopuram of the Mariamman Temple, which was built at the end of the 19th century. The traditional heart of Saigon, District 1, has a popular house of worship that dates back to the time when a small and thriving Tamil community lived in the city. Traces of the country’s colonial French past survive in Saigon Opera House, Saigon Central Post Office and Notre Dame Cathedral. But around Ben Thanh Market in the traditional heart of the city there are still a few cultural relics of a bygone era. Old buildings have rapidly made way for skyscrapers and markers of history effaced. The booming metropolis in southern Vietnam has changed beyond recognition over the last few decades as the communist country eagerly adopts market reforms.
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