Saturday, 10 September 2022

World's tallest Muthumalai Murugan statue at Muthumalai Murugan Temple, Puthiragoundanpalayam near Attur, Salem,Tamil Nadu.

 


SALEM:  The world's tallest Murugan statue was opened for devotees after performing kumbabishekam (consecration) on Wednesday, 6 April 2022. The Muthumalai Murugan statue was constructed by a trust at Puthiragoundanpalayam near Attur.

The 146-ft statue is taller than the Pathumalai Murugan statue (140 ft height) in Malaysia. The sculptor of this statue is Thiruvarur Thiyagarajan. He had also sculpted the Malaysia Pathumalai statue in 2006 at the Batu Caves Temple at Kuala Lumpur. Thousands of devotees thronged the temple on Wednesday for the consecration.

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