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1. Historical background of the temple

The foundation of the temple was the Holy Trisulam that was worshipped back then at Tapak PT 80, Lorong Bunus 4 Jalan Masjid India, KL under a tree aged more than 100 years. Many interesting stories were passed from generations on the greatness of the Holy Trisulam. The three points have various meanings and significance, and, common to Hindu religion, have many stories behind them. They are commonly said to represent various trinities—creation, maintenance and destruction, past, present, and future. In 1951, the first Dewi Sri Pathra Kaliamman Idol was crafted and worshipped. As the number of devotees increased, the proprietor of the temple, Mr. Kanmani Bala had decided to form an appropriate management to maintain the temple. Therefore, on 20th October 1994, registration of the temple’s organization was done and the first annual general meeting was carried out on 1st October 1995 chaired by Mr. Kanmani, the former president of the temple. On 1998, the idol of Sri Pathra Kaliamman made from moolavar stone was, crafted and imported from Kumbakonam, Tanjore District, T.N, and placement of the goodness was completed with grand prayers. Y.Bhg Datuk A.Vaithilingam, the President of Malaysia Hindu Sangam then, also attended the prayers and gave his blessing for the temple. Since then, the temple was the house of worship for all Hindu devotees staying and working nearby the area as there was no other temple located at the nearby location. Besides normal prayers, the temple also often organize activities such as Thaipusam celebration, Merdeka celebration, Pongal celebration and all Hindus related prayers. Anyhow, on 2008, the temple organization was instructed by DBKL to relocate the temple as there was construction development to be commenced at the particular area. After numerous of appeal and discussion, a new location (current location of the temple) was granted by DBKL and the construction of the new temple was commenced. A notable event during the construction was the visit from Datuk M. Saravanan, after interacting with all devotees he also checked the work progress. With the support of all parties including officials from DBKL, the temple was constructed successfully, and by end of 2008 the new temple was established and opened to the public. Since then, several correspondences were communicated with the authorities such as approval to install the water meter, approval to construct a perimeter fencing, etc. Those issues were resolved eventually with an active involvement of all parties.