Fw: World's first glass temple in Malaysia
Ravindran
> A great Hindu Temple
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> World's First Glass Temple in Malaysia
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> Kindly forward to all your Friends, they might want
to visit it some day.
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> Malaysia's 1st glass temple, the
Arulmigu Sri Raja Kaliamman Temple ,
> located in Jalan Tebrau, Johor
Baru, is set to become a major tourist
> attraction apart from being used
by Hindu devotees.
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> The Star quoted temple chairman S.
Sinnathamby as saying that 95 per cent
> of 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 .
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> The total cost of the temple is approximately three million
ringgits.
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> Sinnathamby added that the glass pieces were
carefully put together by nine
> Myanmar workers, and motifs and symbols
like the Swastika, Namam and Sri
> Chakra were created from the glass
pieces in seven colours.
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> The temple was built on land awarded
by the Sultan of Johor in 1922, and it
> was renovated for the first time
in 1996.
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> Sinnathamby said he first visualised the glass temple
his Thailand visit,
> and funds for the construction were raised through
community programmes and
> public donations.
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> The
air-conditioned temple can accommodate about 1,500 devotees.
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GOD IS GREAT
Best Wishes
Dharma
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