Lai (left) and Nookkuraju checking on the newly paved road outside Sri Ayyanareeswarar Temple in Setapak.
DEVOTEES will now have better access to the Sri Ayyanareeswarar Temple in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, after the road in front of it has been resurfaced.
The road connects the temple to Jalan Genting Klang and also serves as an access road to Setapak Vocational College, which is next to the temple.
Temple deputy chairman Nookkuraju Subramany said this greatly benefitted temple devotees as the road had been in a dire state.
“The pothole-riddled road had been filled with concrete stone aggregate and sand.
“It was fairly difficult for devotees to walk to the temple barefoot, as they traditionally do, after parking their cars.
“It was also an inconvenience for vehicles coming to the temple.
“But now, devotees can walk barefoot into the temple as the tarmac surface is flat,” he said.
Kuala Lumpur advisory board member Andre Lai said resurfacing works were completed in the third week of August.
“The Kuala Lumpur City Hall project took two days, and the 120m road is now fully paved.
“The road is important not only to temple devotees but also to vocational school students, as it is the only access road here.
“Whenever there is a celebration, many people flock to the temple,” he said, underscoring the road’s importance.
