Lord Murugan Statue

'Lord Murugan Statue' (Tamil : முருகன் சிலை ; Bahasa Malaysia : Tugu Dewa Murugga )^[1] is the tallest statue of Hindu deity inMalaysia^[2][3] and second tallest statue of Hindu deity in world, only second place to the Kailashnath Mahadev Statue in Nepal. It also the tallest statue in Malaysia at 42.7 metres (140 ft) in height. It located at the Sir Murugan Perumal Kovil at the foot of Batu Caves.^[4] It took 3 years of construction and unveiled in January 2006 during Thaipusam festival.



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Murugan or Kartikeya is the Hindu god of war and victory, He is Commander of the gods. Son of the lord Shiva and Parvati, his brother is Ganesha, His sister is Ashok Shundari^{[clarification needed]} and his wifes are Valli and Deivayanai.

Murugan is worshiped primarily in areas with Tamil influences, especially South India, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Malaysia, Singapore and Reunion Island. His six most important shrines in India are the Arupadaiveedu temples, located in Tamil Nadu. In Sri Lanka, Hindus as well as Buddhists revere the sacred historical Nallur Kandaswamy temple in Jaffna and Katirkāmam Temple (also known as "Katharagama Devalaya" in Sinhala) situated deep south.^[1] Indians in Malaysia also pray to Lord Murugan at the Batu Caves and various temples where Thaipusam is celebrated with grandeur.

In Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, He is known as Subrahmanya with a temple at Kukke Subramanya known for Sarpa shanti rites dedicated to Him. In Bengal and Odisha, he is popularly known as Kartikeya (meaning 'son of Krittika').^[2] Murugan is most popular amongst the Tamil peoplewho revere Him as Thamizh Kadavul which means 'God of Tamils'.

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Like most Hindu deities, Murugan is known by many other names, including Senthil, Vēlaṇ, Kumāran (meaning 'prince or child or young one'),Swaminatha (meaning 'smart' or 'clever'), Saravaṇa, Arumugam or Shanmuga (meaning 'one with six faces'), Dhandapani (meaning God with aClub), Guhan or Guruguha (meaning 'cave-dweller'), Subrahmanya, Kartikeya and Skanda (meaning 'that which is spilled or oozed).^[3][4] He was also known as Swami Mahasena and the Kadamba Dynasty kings worshiped him by this name.^{[citation needed]}