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Eaglewood blocks in temples of a goddess from this country recall her ethnic origins before stories of her 97 husbands were omitted. A pilgrimage site in this country is theorized to originate from an image of Shiva painted over with the Lady of the Realm. Temple festivals in this country on the third and eighth months celebrate “Mother” and “Father’s” death anniversaries, with the former referencing a goddess who broke a heavenly cup and governs one of the Four Palaces. Officials of a religion from this country wear red, yellow, or blue to represent the (*) Three Religions. (10[1])Those leaders from this country wear white to worship a Holy Mother who created 36 heavenly levels and 72 planets at the command of a god symbolized with a left eye. (10[1])A religion from this Asian country is led by a Pope. For 10 points, name this country where Đạo Mẫu and Cao Đài originated. ■END■

ANSWER: Vietnam [or the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; or Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam] (The first line refers to Pô Nagar / Thiên-Y-A-Na, a goddess of the Cham people in Central Vietnam whose husbands were left out as she was assimilated with Confucian ideologies. The festivals in the third sentence honor Liễu Hạnh and Trần Hưng Đạo.)
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