Hindu Temples

LOT 65 & 66 SECTION 36 KTLD
JALAN BATU LINTANG KUCHING SARAWAK
NG CHAI SOON TEL (6082)- 487 513

Oldest Deity in Sarawak and also the only remains today of the oldest and the first Sri Maha Mariamman wooden Hindu Temple built, Installed this deity from India and worshipped by the plantation workers at the Gunung Matang Tea Estate about the year 1897 to 1912 during Rajah Charles Vyner Brooke's rule.

This deity was later shifted to Jalan Batu Lintang wooden temple in 1912 when the Tea Estate
closed down and abandoned. This deity was finally shifted here on 26th May, 1991 in a very grand Maha Kumbabishegam ceremony.

In memory and also dedicated to all the plantation workers and their families.

INDEX of Kuching City April 06, 2012 09:56:31 AM