Sri Mahamariamman Kuala Lumpur

We were dropped off in Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur around 1ish and the sun was shining. We walked over to our hostel and just as we got through the door the heavens opened! The rain didn't stop all day. We ventured out to grab some lunch and the road had turned to a river, it was so bad that we couldn't really do anything so we chilled out in the …

After I finished at the Batu Caves, I decided to hit up Chinatown since it is one of Kuala Lumpur's major areas. However, before I went there, I first headed back to the hotel to rest and then had a hearty breakfast of rice and curry chicken at a local eatery. Once I finished breakfast, I then made my way to Chinatown.

From where I was …

... The Petronas Twin Towers (also known as the Petronas Towers or Twin Towers), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were the world's tallest buildings, before being surpassed by the Taipei 101. ...

... Central Market to check out the local antique shops. By far the best thing I did was walk into the Sri Mahamariamman Temple which is Kuala Lumpur’s most important Hindu temple built in 1873. It’s on a little side street in Chinatown and not ...

... Going through a bit of Andamans withdrawl (well, more like wondering if the head bobble had been exported to Malaysia) I decided to spend my final day in Kuala Lumpur in and around Little India. But first I wanted to check out a couple of old school ...

... food, though slightly more pricey! On to today which involved packing up to leave, followed by a visit to another Hindu Temple - Sri Mahamariamman - which was nice to sit in and listen to the prayers and chanting. We then headed over to the 'Central ...

... The Petronas Twin Towers (also known as the Petronas Towers or Twin Towers), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were the world's tallest buildings, before being surpassed by the Taipei 101. ...

... to dedicate a temple to Lord Muruga within the caves.   In 1890, Pillai, who also founded the Sri Mahamariamman Temple, Kuala Lumpur, installed the murti (consecrated statue) of Sri Subramania Swamy in what is today known as the Temple Cave. Since ...

... next poor female tourist to wear my threads...it was soo hot in there!! Next I sauntered across to Merdeka square where Malaysia declared it's independence in 1957 - huge mass of grass with the malaysian flag at one end, surrounded by various different ...

... , but I’m waiting until we get to Hong Kong before I start looking for those. Our first stop on Monday morning was Sri Mahamariamman Temple, the main Hindu temple in KL and just around the corner form our hostel. It was very quiet and clean ...

... in victory! And finally, despite being next door to our hostel, we'd managed to save going to see the Sri Mahamariamman Temple for our final day in Kuala Lumpur. It was a really relaxed way to finish our sight-seeing of KL as the mood was really laid ...

... for a few hours I decided to have a wander to some nearby attractions. First was Malaysias oldest functioning Hindu temple Sri Mahamariamman followed by a walk through the central market. Next was Masjid Jamak one of Malaysias oldest mosques at over 100 ...