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99-K Jalan Air Itam, 10460 Penang

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Sri Sivasakthi Temple (8 March 2009)
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Sri Sivasakthi Temple (8 March 2009)
© Timothy Tye using this photo


Sri Sivasakthi Temple (8 March 2009)
© Timothy Tye using this photo

Sri Sivasakthi Temple is a Hindu temple by the bank of the Ayer Itam River (Sungai Air Itam). It is located along Jalan Ayer Itam, right at the bridge across the river, not far from the confluence with Sungai Air Terjun (Waterfall River), where there are a few more Hindu temples.

Sri Sivasakthi is the village temple for the Hindu community living in Kampung Langkawi, a small village with a mixed population of Malays, Indians and Chinese. The temple was originally built as a small shrine around 1930, and has been expanded a few times since then. The distinctive feature of the temple is its onion-shaped dome that is similar to Muslim mosques, except that it is decorated in the Hindu style.

When I visited, the temple appears newly renovated. I learned that the Kumbabishegam, or temple consecration, was just carried out on 15 February, 2009, about three weeks before, between 8:55 am and 10:20 am. Special prayers called Mandalabishegam Poojas are being held from 16 February until 4 April, 2009.

Getting there

Rapid Penang Bus 201, 202, 203 and U204 pass along Jalan Air Itam in front of it.

Nearby Sights

  • Sri Rama Temple
  • Dhoby Ghaut Temple
  • Masjid Jalan York
  • Masjid Jameik Shaik Eusoff
  • Methodist Boys School
  • Suffolk House
  • Mahindarama Buddhist Temple



    • Click for list of Penang Hindu Temples





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