ARULMIGU SRI RAJAKALIAMMAN GLASS TEMPLE

General Info

The Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple is one of the oldest Hindu temples in Johor Bahru, the second largest city of Malaysia and one of the leading tourist attractions. Established in 1922, the temple got its new life in 1991 and was listed as first and only glass temple in Malaysia on May 2010.

The temple was inherited by Sri Sinnathamby Sivasamy from his father and he remade the humble temple made of all glass with an inspiration from shine of glass artwork which he seen when he was riding in a tuk-tuk. The whole temple complex is covered by 300,000 vivid and colorful glass pieces and the mosaic is adorned with thousands of beads made of glass, along with statues of Mother Teresa and Gautama Buddha. Adorned in glass, the murals have some of the modern scenes of cross-faith love like one of Christian and Muslim helping Hindu who is in trouble and kindness.

Witness the Architecture

Embark on a Malaysia Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple Attraction Tour and explore its exotic architecture. There are crystal chandeliers which pass the light on pillars, doors, ceilings and walls in bright blaze which initially blinds. A mosaic of over 300,000 pieces of blue, red, green, yellow, white and purple glass have embellished around 90% of temple structure.

A lotus on which Lord Shiva is sitting is the main attraction in Athma Lingam sanctuary. Devotees pour rose water and perform prayers on it. This is a special sanctuary and the first to be designed with walls in Malaysia. These are completely covered with 300,000 beads of mukni Rudraksha which came straight from Nepal. The walls seem to have a unique texture at a glance. But each bead of Rudraksha is embedded with chanted prayer in the walls. There is a café in the fully air-conditioned temple which offers vegetarian meals during special events. An adjoining building here has a function hall.

Highlights

1. Shimmering Colourful glass
2. All religion at a single platform
3. Function Hall to host weddings
4. Prayer hall to devote your prayer
5. History of the temple and Malaysian culture
6. Explore the interesting themes, fabulous designs and music
7. Watch the statues of Jesus Christ, Mother Teresa and Hindu Gods

Notes

To start your Malaysia Full Day City Tour Package, the temple is located at Jalan Tebrau, Johor Bahru and you can get here through the lane bordering Gim Shew building and Jalan Tun Abdul Razak. The temple has coach and car parking space, along with shoe storage facility. The temple remains open every day for devotees from 7am to 10pm. The visiting hours are from 1pm to 5pm for tourists. So, book your Malaysia Holiday Tour Package to avoid parking woes.