Chinese-Built Kuching Hindu Temple Seeks RM3.5mil More As Hall Costs Double
Kuching's state-funded landmark Hindu temple has successfully completed its RM6 million main structure and is launching a new RM3.5 million fundraising phase, justifying the costs by positioning the site as a world-class tourism asset worth RM10 million in today's market.
Just days after its grand consecration ceremony on 30 October, the newly rebuilt Sri Maha Mariamman Temple on Rock Road in Kuching, Sarawak, has gone viral for its massive 2,000-tonne Raja Gopuram —the tallest Hindu temple structure in all of Borneo.
However, fresh off the ribbon-cutting ceremony for this seven-year, RM6 million project, the temple committee dropped a new announcement: We need another RM3.5 million .
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