Keeping their shine and sparkle


Stunning: It took half-a-million glass pieces and dozens of skilled artisans to transform the Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Temple into an iconic building in the Wadi Hana district in Johor Baru. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

A CENTURY ago, the Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Temple was merely a small hut known only to local devotees, mostly those living in the Johor Baru area.

Over the years, the temple located in the Wadi Hana district has slowly grown both in size and design, and has found fame as the “glass temple”.

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