The temple head Mr Poobalapillai got Mr Balan and in 1976 with the help of Mr R Tharmalingam from Kuala Lumpur began the thevaram class for many students. They also participated in all the functions at temple. The girls participated in various competition and won many prizes. Later Mrs Rajeswari conducted dance class at Sunshini Camp and are requested to start a class at temple for 9 girls. In 1979 Sri Maha Mariamman Management wanted to promote it,so young girls attended dance classes under a teacher Mrs Suganthy Raju from Seremban for sometime. A new crematorium is going to be built by the Temple trustees at Sua Betong Port Dickson in 2011. Effort was put to find a new suitable place.
Since it was situated near housing area, it was closed down. But still more place is required for burial.Ĭrematorium was built at 1 ½ Mile Seremban Road. In 1976,more jungle was cleared for burial ground. It is taken care by the temple management. There is hindu burial ground at 2nd Mile,Jalan Pantai Port Dickson. Pathmanaban came to buy a van and contribute RM10000 and remaining RM5000 was from people’s contribution. People made use of Chinese van or turned to Mr H.Govindasamy for this purpose. Temple undertook the expediture for this purpose. The temple management committee contributed RM13000 Reply Deleteįuneral service for those without relatives began in 1985. The total cost of building the antherathy mandabam was RM 68000. Pathmanaban donated RM 10000 from government and piling work began Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Kuala Lumpur also helped by donating RM 40000. Sathyam Engineer helped to file it with earth. In 1982 Ahmad Bakri in district administration gave a ¼ acre at 1 ½ mile Jalan Pantai Port Dickson. Ponniah, Dato K.Pathmanaban helped in this venture. A suitable place was sought along the seaside. The temple committee to overcome these problems decided to built an anthirathi mandabam. The hindus did their emakriyai at Port Dickson beach ,wherever they wished and also faced problem. In 1986, the rajagopuram was completed and it stands majestic today. MIC President Dato’Samy Velu donated RM 50000 from the government. Mr Muhibah Maniam donated RM 10000 for the construction of the front door. Dato’Pathmanaban contributed RM10000 from the government for this 2 ½ million gopuram. Raman and 8 sculptors came from thevakotai to perform work at gopuram.Mr. But at the end out of generosity, he took only Rm 45000 and donated Rm25000 to the temple.Īfter piling work. Contractor Mr Tan Liew from Port Dickson quoted the cost of the construction at Rm 70000.
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The work was carried out by the people in the spirit of gotong royong free service reudered under the Head of the temple. The old temple was demolished and piling works was started in the same year. The grand new temple donation began in 1983.
The temple management felt the need for construction and renewing the temple. When it rains, it started to leak appeared at the moolastanam. As a result of heavy piling construction,it sshock the surrounding. The next came from the public contribution and howell company donation. The expenditure came to 2 ½ million ringgit. Ambal vimanam, parihara moorthigal and vimanangal was carried out by head Mr. The architecture in the temple was done by sculptors from India and Sri Lanka. It’s foundation was laid in 1978 and the stone laying ceremony was done by assistant Health Minister Datuk K. Workers union from Johnson co.senawang contributed floor tiles for the temple.Īt the entrance of temple lies the Rajagopuram majestically. Muthupalaniappan from rantau district donated RM18000. It was developed further step by step by donations gathered.ĭato’ K.Padnabhan donated RM10000 from the government. This is the biggest temple in negeri Sembilan. Now the temple is situated in an half acre land. The government under British rule felt the need of place so in 1930 it was rebuilt at the present site at Jalan Lama(before known as milk coffee road)with the help of the engineer Mr.Thamothiran Pillay. They did not forget that and built a temple where they could their religion, language, art ,culture were upheld according to their capacity.ĭuring the time the Hindu people of Port Dickson felt the need of temple and in 1923 and they built for Mother Shakthi a Sri Maha Mariamman Temple at the site of the merdeka stadium. The Indians believe in the Hindu saying “Don’t live in a country where there is no temple”. With the coming of British to Malaya and it’s rule ,the Indians from south India came and settled in Malaya. HISTORY OF SRI MAHA MARIAMMAN TEMPLE PORT DICKSON
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