Shri Mahamariamman Temple

Sri Mahamariamman Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur. Its feature is the original facade, made in the style of southern Indian palaces.

Located on the edge of the colorful Chinatown area, the temple invariably attracts the attention of tourists.

Its amazing central tower, Raja Gopuram, which is decorated with many different figures at full height, looks like a magical carved box made of a single piece of wood. Beside her, I want to linger longer and consider all its many constituent elements, woven in some incomprehensible way into a single picture.

The tower has 228 figures created and installed by sculptors from India in 1968, during the overhaul of the temple. Hindu gods, located on the five tiers of the tower, froze in different poses illustrating scenes from the epic “Ramayama”. The work of sculptors amazes with filigree and unusual colorfulness of the whole composition.

The temple is no less beautiful inside than outside. When finishing it, tiles brought from Italy and Spain, semi-precious stones and multi-colored painting were used. After the bustling streets of the capital, visitors enter a shelter of calm, freshness and coolness, filled with the smell of flowers, incense and incense.