Indian temple at Simpang Halt, near Taiping, Perak, Malaysia

Whilst driving south to Ipoh one evening, using the old trunk road No1, we happened to see an Indian statue featuring several heads. So we turned into the temple to have a look, just as it was getting dark.

The Om Sakthi Sivanandha Arulnandha Muniswarar Temple (Om Sakthi Sivanantha Arulantha Muneeswarar Temple) is located at Simpang Halt, which is near Simpang, near toTaiping in Perak, Malaysia.

As this temple is located near the old railway line in Simpang, Taiping it became known as the Simpang Halt temple. The temple started as a simple shed under a tree. The current temple started in 2005.

It is a fascinating and beautiful place. We arrived during some form of simple pooja. There was music and this young boy was ringing the bell

In the main hall there are 3 main shrines. The central one is for Shiva. The right hand one is Sri Somasundreswarar, or Muniswarar, a saint who represents Shiva and is considered as a form of Shiva.

At the side of the hall are 3 tableaux of large statues

The entrance pillars have similar animal carvings as in Gunung Lang near Ipoh. However there were only 2 here, whereas the Siva temple at Lang has many

There had been heavy rain and the temple men were mopping the floors. Scene outside on the main temple wall

Several of the statues have multi heads.

I liked these "egg fountains"

There is an Ayyappan Temple

The temple is beautiful and well worth a look if you are passing on that route.

© Liz Price
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