Colourful glass temple

Colourful glass temple makes it to Malaysia Book of Records

With more than 300,000 pieces of glass in six different colours put together, the Arulmigu Sri Raja Kaliamman Temple here has made it into the Malaysia Books of Records.

Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said the achievement of the temple in Jalan Tebrau, better known as the “Glass Temple,” was a proud moment for all Johoreans.

He said that with the recognition from the national record book, the temple would not only attract Hindu devotees but also tourists to the city.

“This temple will be one of the biggest tourist attractions in Iskandar Malaysia,” he said in his speech during the ceremony to mark the building’s entry in the book of records.

Ninety percent of the temple is made out of glass.

“There will be changes in the city under the City Centre Transformation Plan and this temple will benefit from it,” said Abdul Ghani.

He highlighted that the state government would widen and upgrade the road leading to the temple.

“To do this, the state government will relocate nearby residents to another area,” he said.

Temple president S. Sinathambhy said that the glass entrance of a temple in Thailand had influenced him.

“Hopefully, the Glass Temple of Johor will attract people from all over the world,” he said.

The temple, which is one of the oldest in the country, underwent massive renovation in 2008, costing over RM2mil.

The glass used on the temple consists of blue, red, yellow, green and purple colours besides the plain glass.

-News courtesy of The Star-