Murugan Statue at the entrance of
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| 3°14′15″N 101°41′02″E / 3.2374°N 101.6839°E | |
| Location | Batu Caves Sri Murugan Perumal Kovil, Batu caves, Selangor, Malaysia |
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| Type | Statue |
| Material | 350 tons of Steel bars, 1,550 cubic metres of Concrete, and 300 litres of gold paint |
| Height | 42.7 metres (140 ft) |
| Beginning date | 2004 |
| Completion date | 2006 |
| Opening date | 29 January 2006 during Thaipusam festival |
| Dedicated to | Malaysian Tamils and Malaysian Hindu |
Batu Caves Murugan Statue ( Tamil: முருகன் சிலை; Bahasa Malaysia: Tugu Dewa Murugga), [1] is the tallest statue in Malaysia [2] [3] and one of the tallest statue in the world at 42.7 metres (140 ft) in height.
The statue of Murugan was built by Tamil Malaysians. It took three years to construct, and was unveiled in January 2006 during Thaipusam festival. The managing authority of the temple rests with the Tamil descendants. Inspired by this statue, 146 ft tall Muthumalai Murugan Statue was sculpted in Salem district of Tamil Nadu in 2022. [4]
Every year, thousands of devotees from Tamil Nadu & Sri Lanka visit this temple to pay their tributes to the deity at the auspicious day of Thaipusam according to the Tamil Calendar. It is located at the Sri Murugan Perumal Kovil at the foot of Batu Caves. [5]
Construction
- 2.5 Mil Ringgit Malaysia was spent to build this statue
- 350 tons of Steel bars, 1,550 cubic metres of Concrete, and 300 litres of gold paint used to build this statue
- 15 sculptors from India
References
- ^ "Batu Caves Sri Subramaniar Swamy Devasthanam". Murugan.org. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ "Lord Murugan statue in Malaysia". Etawau.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ "Thanneermalai Murugan: Second Tallest Lord Murugan statue in the world". Murugar.com. 1 February 2009. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ "At 146 feet, Murugan statue in Tamil Nadu's Salem district is tallest in world". The Indian Express. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "BATU CAVES Kuala Lumpur". Etawau.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
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