5 Sacred Temples of Kuala Lumpur

Faith in the religion and God is not only the reason to approach a holy place, most ofthem come as a visitor or a vacationer rather than a devotee. Just to see thearchitecture of the temples, to learn the worship methods or to take a tour inside thespiritual premises may also be some of the solid reasons to approach a religious site.Kuala Lumpur belongs to the kind where Chinese, Buddhist and Hindu temples arescattered every where. You can see at least one or two sacred sites in every street,where the ‘pray to’ concepts are extremely new and worth watching out.

Batu Caves

This is a giant sacred site with a large idol of Lord Murugan, the Hindu God. Thegold-painted 42.7 metre idol is placed in between the surrounding limestone caves. Toreach the peak, one has to climb 272 man-made steps, but it’s very easy to mount upanyhow.

The world-famous Hindu temple is open everyday between 7am and 7pm, and iseasily reachable from the city centre in just 15 minutes. So make your stay in thecenter of the city, probably the Quality Hotel City Centre Kuala Lumpur will be thebetter choice.

Sri Maha Mariamman

This is again a Hindu Temple where the main Goddess is Sri Mahamariamman. Theentrance of the temple extends vertically and is decorated with many sculptures andconcrete idols. The life of the Lord is portrayed as a story through the wall paintingsand statues. Many Hindu marriages take place here.

Thean Hou Temple

The architecture and the elevation is boat shaped as like any other Chinese temple.The huge complex has many sections where you can pray, light up the incense sticks,meditate and even know your fortune by drawing a lucky card and stick. The dragonsculptures are found almost everywhere. You can light up a lotus candle to make yourwish come true.

The Thean Hou Temple is a landmark six-tiered Chinese temple in Kuala Lumpur. It islocated on a 1.67 acres of land atop Robson Heights along Lorong Bellamy,overlooking Jalan Syed Putra. It was completed in 1987 and officially opened in 1989

Guan Di Temple

Guan Di means the God of war. This temple is close to the famous Petaling Street andthe remarked Hindu Shrine the Sri Maha Mariamman. This temple is decorated withspiral hangings holding a card in its center. Several such spiral hangings are sequencedboth vertically and horizontally and hanged on the roof. There is a vertical metal polewhich is hard to lift, but locals believe that if you can lift it thrice your wish will cometrue.

During a river cruise you will have a chance to spot the rare orangutan, the pygmyelephant, proboscis monkeys and saltwater crocodiles. During night cruises you mightspot the leopard cat, numerous sleeping birds, wild boars, snakes and many crocodiles.

Wat Meh Liew Buddhist Temple

You can reach this calm temple by getting down at Titiwangsa station from themonorail. This Buddha temple is known for great celebrations and many monks arethere ready to offer you blessings and preachings.

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