Sri Mahamariamman Indian Temple, Kuala Lumpur

This stunning Hindu temple is one of the oldest and most elaborate in the country. Its magnifcent 22-metre-high gate tower and portico are adorned with intricately carved imageds of Hindu deities.

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It is located in the heart of Chinatown, this temple is Kula Lumpur's main Hindu focus. First built in 1873, it was radically renovated in the 1960s with a profusion of statues on and around the five-tiered gate tower. The temple is free and always open.
Actually this is not a temple for tourists as I always saw it crowded by india having their prayers and yes also a few chats.

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This is one of the oldest and eloborate temple in the country. The 22 meter high gate tower are carved with images of Hindu deities.

The Hindu goddess Maha Mariamman in this temple are embelished with gold and precious stones. While walking in this temple your will get the scent of strong incense and jasmine garlands.

Do remove your shoe/sandal when entering this temple.

Built in the late nineteenth century, this is one of the most ornate and elaborate Hindu temples in the country. The detailed decorative scheme for the temple incorporates intricate carvings, gold embellishments, hand-painted motifs and exquisite tiles from Italy and Spain. The Sri Mahamariaman Temple is the departure point for the annual Thaipusam Festival pilgrimage to the Batu Caves, and the temple houses a giant chariot that is used each year to transport a deity in the procession.

A great Hindu temple that I like to visit. And in the evening, the view is exactly different than daily light. The Indians are praying and I enter the gate after open my shoes. So peaceful. It's a religious experience for me.

Being the most elaborates Hindu temple in the country, the Sri Mahamariaman temple was built with such an intriguing design - its shape resembles a human body lying on its back with the head facing west and the feet pointing east.

The tallest structure in the temple is the "gopuram" (tower) that is corresponding to the feet of the human body, and is the threshold between the material and spiritual world. The dramatic 23m-high pyramid-shaped gate tower is decorated with depictions of Hindu gods sculptured by artisans from southern India. It is nicely decorated with features such as intricate carvings of Hindu deities, gold embellishments, precious stones and hand-painted motifs depicting stories from early Hinduism. Italian and Spanish tiles cover the walls of its interior.

The temple also houses the tallest Hindu silver chariot in Malaysia that is kept in a vault. It is brought out once a year during the Thaipusam celebration for the procession from the temple to Batu Caves.

Located along Jalan Tun HS Lee of the Chinatown area, the temple is a fine evidence of religous freedom and racial tolerance that has long been in existence in Malaysia. Visitors to the temple may have a chance to witness the prayer rituals ("pooja") or a fascinating traditional Hindu wedding.

On the west side of Chinatown you will find the quite colourful Sri Mahamariamman Temple.

Nice atmosphere around the temple, especially at night. I find it interesting that this temple was built in Chinatown and not Little India section of town, though... (Saw this in Melaka, too...)

I suppose its an example of the religious tolerance in Malaysia which actually is quite evident.

Built in 1873, the temple is said to be the most ornate and elaborate Hindu temple in the country. The temple has hundreds of intricate carvings of Hindu deities. Italian and Spanish tiles cover the walls of the interior. It also houses a giant chariot that is used to transport a Hindu deity during the annual festival of Thaipusam. Visitors to the temple may have a chance to witness a fascinating traditional Hindu wedding or pooja (prayer ritual)