Batu Caves Sri Murugan Perumal Kovil, Batu caves, Selangor, Malaysia
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; 20 years ago (2004)
Completion date
2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Opening date
29 January 2006; 18 years ago (2006-01-29) 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]
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