The Temple made of Glass

When visiting Johor Bahru one just must make a visit to the Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple. It is one of the oldest hindu tempels in JB.  Built 1922 it has, during the years, evolved from a simple shelter to being one of Johor Bahrus major tourist attractions. Guru Bhagawan Sittar, temple chairman wanted to rebuild the temple after seeing a glass temple in a trip to Thailand. In 2008 they started to retrofit the temple with glass and a year later it was completed, making it the first glass temple in Malaysia. An interesting thing is that there are statues of Buddha, Jesus and other religious figures inside the temple. An excellent display of the religious tolerance that one can see throughout Malaysia.

Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.Religious figures at the Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman hindu Glass Temple in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.Religious figures at the Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.Religious figures at the Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.Statue at Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.Statue at Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.Religious man drumming at Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.Shiva statue at Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.Three faced statue at Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.Statue at Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.Religious golden statue at Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.Statue of a cow at Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.Religious man ringing a bell at Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.Religious statue at Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.Statue of a lion in Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.A statue of Jesus Christ in Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman hindu Glass Temple in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.Golden ganesha in Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.A religious statue in Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.Worship service at Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.Worship service at Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.Flower garlands in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

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  2. This temple reminds me to a room in Udaipur City Palace, where they put the glass on the wall up to the ceiling. It’s told that they need only a candle to lit the whole room … Thanks for sharing, so I have a sight seeing reference if I visit Johor Bahru again someday. Nice photos 🙂

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