Temple to remove statues resembling movie stars


THE Sri Sakthi Easwari Temple in Petaling Jaya will remove several statues on its gopuram (tower) which are said to resemble Indian movie stars, Malaysia Nanban reported.

After the recent kumbabishegam (reconsecration) ceremony at the well-known Sungei Way temple, some people noticed that the gopuram had statues resembling Indian actors Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan and Nayanthara on it, among statues of deities.Malaysia Hindu Sangam president T. Ganesan said the statues had been surreptitiously placed among the other deity statues on the gopuram by artisans from India who built the tower 12 years ago.

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