Lord Murugan Statue (Batu Caves)

 statue, sculpture, hinduism

No. 42Jalan 2, Batu Cavtre Point
68100 Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia
Phone: +60 3-6189 6284

Lord Murugan Statue is the tallest statue of Hindu deity in Malaysia and second tallest statue of Hindu deity in the world, only second in place to the Kailashnath Mahadev Statue in Nepal. It is also the tallest statue in Malaysia at 42.7 metres (140 ft) in height. It is located at the Sri Murugan Perumal Kovil at the foot of Batu Caves, near the city of Kuala Lumpur. It took 3 years of construction and unveiled in January 2006 during Thaipusam festival.

The statue, which cost approximately Rupees 24 million (2.5 Mil Ringgit Malaysia), is made of 1550 cubic metres of concrete, 250 tonnes of steel bars and 300 litres of gold paint brought in from neighboring Thailand.