Cao Dai Holy See Tòa Thánh Cao Đài Tây Ninh
Cao Dai central temple
Cao Dai central temple: stand for the noon service, about 60 minutes, in the prayer hall. Shoes come off. Men use the right door and women use the left. Dress modestly. Stay for the 18:00 service when the night is in this court. Plan the noon hour here when the court is the reason you came.
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The facade, both towers, and the courtyard
Photo: Mussi Katz · Public domain
Walk the courtyard and look into the prayer hall at a service. The plan is a dragon-horse. The hall is 97.5 m by 22 m, with twelve carved gates. Noon is the service to see. Dress modestly. Shoes come off. Men take the right door. Women take the left door. The other daily services are midnight, 6:00, and 18:00. The four together are cúng tứ thời. If you are staying, the 18:00 rite is the evening in this same court. On 25 September 2026 the flower procession left at 18:30 and the great rite was at 22:00.
Photo: Welsh-anni · CC BY-SA 3.0
Work is dated to 1931 and to 1933. Completion is given as 1947, inauguration as 1 February 1955, and the finish as 1955. The grounds are given as about 1 km², and also as more than 1 km² and nearly 100 ha. The canopy is given as 3,027 stars and as 3,072 globes.
Chí Tôn day is given as the 8th and as the 9th of lunar January, with more than 30,000 people named for the 8th. This is the Cao Dai central temple in phường Long Hoa. From 1 July 2025 the old city centre is phường Tân Ninh, and old Long Hoa stays inside phường Long Hoa.
Getting there and around
The temple is in phường Long Hoa, about 4 km southeast of the old city. From 1 July 2025 that old city centre is phường Tân Ninh, and old Long Hoa stays inside phường Long Hoa. Khu phố Ninh Phú, phường Bình Minh, is the mountain office, a different gate.
From Tân Ninh
About 4 km southeast, into phường Long Hoa. Sleep in Tân Ninh if the noon service and the 18:00 rite are the same day.
From Ho Chi Minh City
About 100 km, or about 90 km to more than 100 km from Tân Sơn Nhất to the city centre, a drive of about 2.5 to 3 hours. The about 110 km figure is measured to Ba Den. Quốc lộ 22 is the road in. Quốc lộ 22A then tỉnh lộ 782 is the other recorded road.
Hours and fees
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Services at 0:00, 6:00, 12:00, and 18:00.
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