MCC SRI PETALING's 3rd Tour

MCC SRI PETALING organised this 3rd successful trip in the last 12 months. With a bus full of 44 passengers it was a trip South to another great place; MALAYSIA'S FIRST GLASS TEMPLE, The ARULMIGU SRI RAJA KALIAMMMNA TEMPLE, located in Jalan Tebrau, Johor Baru.

The temple entrance itself is very inviting with the rising "kopuram", adorned so full with glass pieces in so many different colours and shapes. Inside of the temple, the temple’s walls, ceiling, domes and pillars have been adorned with over a million pieces of colourful glass imported from Thailand, Japan and Belgium.

You could just look at any part of the wall or ceiling and wonder how long it would have taken the craftsman, to cut the glasess to such small pieces, sort the shaped glasses, and using the seven differing colours to design into the available space. Mixing and matching the colours, and to paste each piece to the wall and roof to create the motifs and symbols like the Swastika, Namam and Sri Chakra. would have been no easy task.

The temple was built on land awarded by the Sultan of Johor in 1922, and it was renovated for the first time in 1996.The air-conditioned temple, can accommodate about 1,500 devotees.

Following the mid-day Pooja and lunch at this temple, there was some time for shopping in Air Hitam,

The return journey was a de tour into Kluang, to visit the SIVAN TEMPLE with its 108 SIVALINGAMS. A big temple it is, now undergoing renovations. There are so many different types of ARCHANAI's and PRAYERS that can be sought in this temple.

A word of appreciation is due to Mr M Ganesh and his wife Malar of MCC SRI PETALING, for once again for the fourth time organising this successful trip to the Glass Temple and the Kluang Sivan temple.

Leaving the SIVAN temple after a serving of tea and fried noodles, all were back in Kuala Lumpur safe and sound with God's blessings.

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