Country Malaysia Location Sunway Date built 1997 Year built 1997 District Seberang Jaya | State Penang Architectural styles Dravidian architecture Phone +60 4-397 1081 Primary deity Mariamman Architectural style Dravidian architecture | |
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Proper name Sunway Arulmigu Karumariamman Temple, Seberang Jaya Address Jalan Todak, 13700 Perai, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia Similar Jalan Baru Sri Muniswar, Sri Mahamariamman Temple, Sri Sithi Vinayagar Temple, Nattukkottai Chettiar Temple, Sri Aghora Veerapathra Temple | ||
The Arulmigu Karumariamman Temple of Seberang Jaya is a South Indian Hindu temple noted for having the largest rajagopuram, or main sculpture tower, in Malaysia. It stands at a height of 72 feet (22 m). The entrance of the rajagopuram, at 21 ft (6.4 m) tall and 11 ft (3.4 m) wide, is also the biggest in Malaysia.
The Arulmigu Karumariamman Temple, as with many Hindu temples in Malaysia, had its humble origin over a hundred years ago as an estate temple catering to the needs of the estate workers living in the Paduma Estate in Perai. The area where the estate was located was turned into the new township of Seberang Jaya in the 1970s, resulting in the removal of two temples located in the area. Nevertheless, in response to the urging of the residents, the Penang State Government granted a piece of land for the building of a new Hindu temple.
Work on the new temple began in 1996. Dato Seri S. Samy Velu, the Minister of Works, laid the foundation stone of the temple on 16 February 1997. The temple was completed at the cost of RM2.3 million, and dedicated to the Hindu deity Arulmigu Karumariamman, a mother deity among the rural South Indians.