Sri Maha Mariammam Temple
The Arulmigu Sri Mahamariamman Temple is a Hindu temple within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. The oldest Hindu temple in the state, it was built in 1833, and features sculptures of gods and goddesses over its main entrance and facade.Photo: jetsun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Hindu temple
- Denomination: Hindu
- Description: Hindu temple in George Town, Penang, Malaysia
- Also known as: “Mahamariamman Temple” and “Sri Mahamariamman Temple, Penang”
- Address: Lebuh Queen, George Town, 10200
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kapitan Keling Mosque and Goddess of Mercy Temple.
Kapitan Keling Mosque
Mosque
Goddess of Mercy Temple
Place of worship
Photo: Gryffindor, Public domain.
The Goddess of Mercy Temple, also known as Kuan Im Teng or Kong Hock Keong, is a Mahayana Buddhist temple within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Goddess of Mercy Temple is situated 170 metres north of Sri Maha Mariammam Temple.
Penang Islamic Museum
Museum
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY 2.5.
The Penang Islamic Museum is a museum about Islam in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. Penang Islamic Museum is situated 310 metres southwest of Sri Maha Mariammam Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include George Town and Sungai Pinang.
George Town
Photo: Gp song, CC BY-SA 3.0.
George Town is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is Malaysia's sixth largest city, with a population of about 708,000, with 1.7 million in the metro area, as of 2020.
Sungai Pinang
Quarter
Photo: arches, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sungai Pinang is a residential neighbourhood within the downtown core of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. The neighbourhood lies along the southern bank of the Pinang River and is bounded by Jalan Sungai Pinang to the south.
Pulau Tikus
Quarter
Photo: Vnonymous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pulau Tikus is a neighbourhood within the downtown core of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Named after a rock just off the coast of Penang Island, this upper class neighbourhood is home to Eurasian, Thai and Burmese communities. Pulau Tikus is situated 3½ km northwest of Sri Maha Mariammam Temple.
Sri Maha Mariammam Temple
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Daerah Timur Laut, Penang, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
5.41717° or 5° 25′ 2″ northLongitude
100.33834° or 100° 20′ 18″ eastOpen location code
6PQ2C88Q+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 591291871OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=hinduWikidata ID
Q7586151
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Telugu—“Sri Maha Mariammam Temple” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “শ্রী মহামারিয়াম্মান মন্দির, পেনাং”
- Bengali: “শ্রী মহামারিয়াম্মান মন্দির”
- Catalan: “Sri Mahamariamman”
- Chinese: “斯里玛哈玛丽安曼兴都庙”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد سرى مامريمان”
- German: “Sri Mahamariamman Tempel”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Shri Mariamman, Pulau Pinang”
- Malay: “Kuil Sri Mariamman, Pulau Pinang”
- Persian: “معبد سری ماهاماریامان، پنانگ”
- Tamil: “மகாமாரியம்மன் கோவில், பென்னாங்”
- Tamil: “ஸ்ரீ மகாமாரியம்மன் கோவில், பென்னாங்”
- Telugu: “శ్రీ మహామారియమ్మన్ ఆలయం, పెనాంగ్”
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