Friday, 11 September 2015

Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple

The Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple is a major Hindu temple as well as one of the oldest temples in TebrauJohor BahruMalaysia. The Temple called "Glass" because it's decorated with glass inside and outside. It is also one of the state's tourist attraction. The temple was listed in the Malaysian Book of Records as the first and only glass temple in the nation on 12 May 2010. The temple, one of Johor Bahru’s oldest Hindu temples, is situated next to the railway tracks between Jalan Tun Abdul Razak and Jalan Mohd Taib (or close to the Tebrau Highway). It started in 1922 as a simple shelter on land presented by the Sultan of Johor.



The exterior of temple

Transformation of the temple with glass fittings started in 2008 and was completed in October 2009. Since then, it has become one of the state's major tourist attractions. Light from crystal chandeliers is reflected on doors, pillars, walls and ceilings in a bright blaze that’s quite blinding initially.The entire temple is covered in a mosaic of 300,000 multicoloured pieces of glass such as red, blue, yellow, green, purple and white glass and also adorned with hundreds of thousands of glass beads. 

The interior of temple

The fully air-conditioned temple has a café that serves vegetarian meals for special events, and a function hall in an adjoining building. The temple also contains statues of Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ and Mother Teresa among others. The Murals done in glass include some modern scenes of kindness and cross-faith love such of a Muslim and Christian helping a Hindu who got into a motorcycle crash. 


 Lord Shiva
Gautama Buddha
Jesus Christ





Visiting Hours: Monday to Sunday 7 am - 10 pm 

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