Sri Mariamman Temple, Medan
Sri Mariamman Temple | |
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ஸ்ரீ மாரியம்மன் கோவில் Kuil Shri Mariamman | |
North Sumatera | |
Country | Indonesia |
Geographic coordinates | 3°35′02.1″N 98°40′15.6″E / 3.583917°N 98.671000°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Dravidian architecture |
Completed | 1884 |
Sri Mariamman Temple is
History
This temple was built in 1884 and is the oldest Hindu temple in the city of Medan which serves as a place for the worship of Goddess Mariamman. This temple was built by co-operative efforts of all the early Tamil settlers in Medan, who then were workers at a plantation company located in North Sumatra. The temple was also headed by Sami Rangga Naiker and Somusundram Vaithiyar, Ramasamy Vaithiyar, who were also donors for the construction of this temple.
The Sri Mariamman temple is located on the street Teuku Umar 18, which is 500 meters from the Gunung Timur Temple. This temple is located in Kampung Madras which is an area in Medan populated predominantly by Tamil who are Hindus. This temple is adjacent to the Sun plaza. The temple shares the same architecture as other Hindu temples in South India and Sri Lanka, unlike several other Hindu temple in other part of Indonesia that conforms to the Javanese or Balinese-style. The Sri Mariamman temple was inaugurated its use for Hindu Dharma on October 23, 1991, by the ex-Governor of North Sumatra H. Raja Inal Siregar.
Deities
Sri Mariamman temple was named after the goddess
Architecture
The temple is surrounded by walls, with the height of 2.5 meters. In the front, there is the entrance to the Temple of Arca Tuwarasakti and reliefs and statue of Lord Shiva above the entrance. Tuwarasakti is described as a woman, because it is the guardian of goddess Mariamman as well. She has a beautiful face, with four arms that carry a trident, mace and pasa and hand attitude counts a warning.
On the front wall to the right there is a statue of
There are three chambers inside the temple where worship takes places. In the chambers, there are several statues, representing Vishnu, Siva and Brahma. There are many unique ornaments in the temple, including statues that make the temple more beautiful.
In the inner sanctum, the deities Murugan, Vishnu, the child Murugan and
On the Section to the left are the deities
Behind the temple, Krishna, Raja Rajeswari and Thillai Natarajar are enshrined.
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The temple (1923)
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Inside the temple (1925)
References
- ^ Amalia Wiliani. 14 Maret 2013. Shri Mariamman, Kuil Tertua di Medan Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Kuil Shri Mariamman Kuil Hindu Tertua di Medan". 27 March 2018.
External links
- http://indahnesia.com/indonesia.php?page=MEDCIT A Little Information about Medan's Sri Mariamman Temple
- http://www.pbase.com/boon3887/shri_mariamman_kuil Photos of the temple