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Hindu temples, gurdwaras and Jain temples in Malaysia

The biggest Hindu temple in Malaysia is the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple in the Batu Caves, north of Kuala Lumpur, where 272 steps climb to the Temple Cave. In the city, the oldest is Sri Maha Mariamman Temple at 163 Jalan Tun H.S. Lee, and Brickfields has Sri Kandaswamy Kovil at No. 3 Jalan Tebing. Penang has the Sri Mahamariamman Temple on Lebuh Queen, the Waterfall hilltop temple on Jalan Air Terjun and the Nattukkottai Chettiar temple on Jalan Kebun Bunga; Ipoh has the Kallumalai temple at Gunung Cheroh, and Johor Bahru has the Glass Temple at Wadihana. The largest gurdwaras are the Tatt Khalsa Diwan at 24 Jalan Raja Alang in Chow Kit, and the Wadda Gurdwara at 87 Jalan Gurdwara in George Town, which reopened in September 2026 after a restoration.

Namaste Community deskChecked October 23, 202657 places open

Kuala Lumpur

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Brickfields, beside KL Sentral, is the Little India of the capital; Chinatown, Chow Kit and Titiwangsa hold the older temples and gurdwaras. Most of the Klang Valley’s Indian community lives across the boundary in Selangor, so read the next section as well.

  • HinduTamil Shakta

    Sri Maha Mariamman Temple (Sri Mahamariamman Devasthanam)

    Address
    163 Jalan Tun H.S. Lee, 50000 Kuala Lumpur · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    The oldest functioning Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur, founded in 1873 by the trader K. Thamboosamy Pillai on the edge of Chinatown, opposite Pasar Seni LRT and MRT station. Its silver chariot carries Murugan from here to Batu Caves at Thaipusam (in 2023 it left at 10pm and was due at the caves at 3pm the next day), and the trust that runs it also manages the Batu Caves temple. Shoes come off at the main entrance. We found no timetable from the temple itself; Time Out lists 06:00 to 20:30 Monday to Thursday, until 21:30 on Friday and 21:00 on Saturday.

  • HinduTamil Saiva (Murugan)

    Sri Kandaswamy Kovil

    Address
    No. 3, Jalan Tebing, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur · Directions
    When
    Daily from 05:30 (abhishegam 06:00, pooja 07:00); abhishegam 11:00 and pooja 12:00, closing 13:00 Monday to Thursday or 13:30 Friday to Sunday; reopens 17:00 (abhishegam 17:30, pooja 18:30), closing 21:00 Monday to Thursday or 21:30 Friday to Sunday

    A Murugan temple of 1902 in Brickfields, built by the Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) Tamils who worked the railway; the temple office is in the Kalamandapam and is closed on Sundays and public holidays. Older sources write the address as Lorong Scott or Jalan Scott; the temple’s own site gives Jalan Tebing. KL Sentral is next to Brickfields.

    Website

  • HinduTamil Saiva (Ganesha)

    Sri Sakthi Karpaga Vinayagar Temple (Sri Sakthi Vinayagar)

    Address
    199 Jalan Berhala, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    A Ganesha temple whose main deity is Karpaga Vinayagar, a form with the trunk curving to the right; flights of steps lead up to a pillared hall. It is on Jalan Berhala, a side road off Jalan Sultan Abdul Samad, under a kilometre from Sri Kandaswamy Kovil. The address is from travel listings, not from the temple.

  • HinduISKCON

    ISKCON Kuala Lumpur — Sri Jagannatha Mandir

    Address
    Lot 9901, Jalan Awan Jawa, Taman Yarl, off Old Klang Road, 58200 Kuala Lumpur · Directions
    When
    Feast every Sunday morning, 07:30–11:00 (ISKCON Centres directory)

    Founded in 1985 and the headquarters of ISKCON Malaysia, with Krishna worshipped here as Jagannatha. The Sunday morning feast is the weekly programme; Time Out spells the neighbourhood Taman Yari.

  • HinduHare Krsna Ashram

    Hare Krsna Ashram — Kuala Lumpur temple

    Address
    No. 43, Jalan Kovil Ulu, off Jalan Sentul, 51000 Kuala Lumpur · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    The Kuala Lumpur temple of Pertubuhan Hare Krsna Ashram Malaysia, a Krishna-conscious society that also has temples in Penang and Masai (Johor) and runs school, prison and free-food programmes.

    Website

  • Jain

    Jain Temple, Bangsar

    Address
    95 Lorong Maarof, Bangsar Park, 59000 Kuala Lumpur · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    The Jain temple of Kuala Lumpur, a new marble temple (4,000 kg of marble from India) opened with a three-day consecration in November 2011 for a community put at about 5,000; the celebrations ended with a chariot procession at Bangsar Park. We could not check its timings, so ring or ask the Gujarati community before a visit.

  • Sikh

    Guru Nanak Darbar Tatt Khalsa Diwan

    Address
    No. 24, Jalan Raja Alang, 50300 Kuala Lumpur · Directions
    When
    Free vegetarian langar three times a day, with afternoon tea, for anyone (vice president, April 2026); diwan times are not published

    In Chow Kit, and called the largest Sikh temple in Southeast Asia by Free Malaysia Today in April 2026. The congregation began in 1918 in a vacant ward of the General Hospital, was given this site in 1924 and moved into the present building, with a prayer hall for about 1,500, in 2002. Vaisakhi is marked with a 48-hour Akhand Path.

  • Sikh

    Wadda Gurdwara Sahib (Kampung Pandan)

    Address
    No. 15, Jalan Kampung Pandan, 55100 Kuala Lumpur · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    Founded in 1905 by Sikh cattle and bullock-cart owners and opened on this site on 3 May 1964. A federal minister visiting at Vaisakhi in April 2026 watched gatka practice and was briefed on renovation plans. Do not confuse it with Gurdwara Sahib Kampung Pandan Settlement, a separate gurdwara on Lorong Tujuh.

  • Sikh

    Gurdwara Sahib Titiwangsa

    Address
    No. 41, Jalan Pahang, off Persiaran Titiwangsa, 53200 Kuala Lumpur · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    Formerly Gurdwara Sahib Gombak Lane. From 4 January 2016 it opened its langar to anyone, of any faith, three times a day (Asia Samachar), so ask whether that still holds.

  • Sikh

    Gurdwara Sahib Mainduab (Main Doab)

    Address
    No. 75, Jalan Pudu Lama, 50200 Kuala Lumpur · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    A gurdwara on Jalan Pudu Lama. Asia Samachar named it among the Malaysian gurdwaras serving free meals from their langar in 2016 and among the Klang Valley gurdwaras holding congregations again in June 2020.

Selangor: Batu Caves, Klang, Petaling Jaya and Subang

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Selangor has more Indian citizens than any other state. Batu Caves is in Gombak district, about 13 km north of the city centre, and KTM Komuter trains run from KL Sentral to Batu Caves station.

  • HinduTamil Saiva (Murugan)

    Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple, Batu Caves

    Address
    Batu Caves, 68100 Batu Caves, Selangor · Directions
    When
    Temple (main) cave daily 06:00–21:00 (Selangor tourism)

    The main Murugan temple in Malaysia and the focus of Thaipusam, in the largest limestone cave. 272 concrete steps lead from the gold Murugan statue (about 43 m) to the Temple Cave; entry is free, parking is RM2, and long-tailed macaques live on the stairs. It is managed by the Sri Mahamariamman Devasthanam trust, the same body as the temple in Chinatown. Batu Caves station is the last stop on the KTM Komuter line from KL Sentral.

  • HinduTamil Saiva (Chettiar)

    Sri Nagara Thendayuthapani Temple

    Address
    No. 2, Jalan Bukit Jawa, 41000 Klang, Selangor · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    A Murugan temple managed by the Nattukkottai Chettiar community, on Jalan Bukit Jawa within walking distance of Klang’s Little India on Jalan Tengku Kelana. Gurdwara Sahib Klang is on the same road.

  • HinduTamil Saiva (Murugan)

    Sri Subramaniar Temple, Bandar Sunway

    Address
    Jalan PJS 7/13, Bandar Sunway, 46150 Petaling Jaya, Selangor · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    A Murugan temple for the Sunway and Subang side of the Klang Valley, listed in the Kaumaram.com directory of Murugan temples. The listing gives no building number, and the temple publishes no timetable we could find.

  • HinduTamil Saiva (Murugan)

    Sri Subramaniya Swamy Kovil, Kajang

    Address
    Jalan Reko, 43000 Kajang, Selangor · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    A Murugan temple on Jalan Reko, run by a temple committee (paripalana sabai) and serving Kajang and the south-east of the valley. The listing gives no building number.

  • Sikh

    Gurdwara Sahib Klang

    Address
    No. 6, Jalan Bukit Jawa, 41100 Klang, Selangor · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    Klang’s gurdwara, on the same road as the Nagara Thendayuthapani temple. In 2025 it installed a 68.58 kWp rooftop solar system, which its president said was meant to encourage other gurdwaras and institutions.

  • Sikh

    Gurdwara Sahib Subang Jaya

    Address
    No. 15, Jalan SS15/4E, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    The Subang gurdwara in SS15. It held its annual general meeting in April 2026, started a Gurbani seminar series in March 2024 and raised money in 2024 to renovate its langgar hall and kitchen (Asia Samachar).

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    Gurdwara Sahib Petaling Tin

    Address
    Petaling Jaya — the venue moves; see below

    Closed on 1 March 2026 after 54 years in Taman Medan, when the land was gazetted as a burial ground. Its six Guru Granth Sahib saroops went to a temporary gurdwara in Kelana Jaya, about 1 km away, and a new 0.09 ha site 150 m away on Jalan 3/56 is waiting for funds to build a double-storey gurdwara. Ask the committee for the temporary address.

George Town and Penang island

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The Little India of George Town centres on the Sri Mahamariamman Temple on Lebuh Queen. Most of the temples below are listed by the Penang Hindu Endowments Board or in the state’s eRIBI directory of places of worship, which says that its entries come from public sources and from the temples themselves.

  • HinduTamil Shakta

    Arulmigu Sri Maha Mariamman Temple (Queen Street)

    Address
    Lebuh Queen, 10200 George Town, Penang · Directions
    When
    Prayer times 06:30–12:00 and 16:30–21:00 (visitors 06:00–12:00 and 17:00–21:00); pujas at 07:30 and 18:30 (Penang Hindu Endowments Board)

    Penang’s oldest Hindu temple, built in 1833 on a site used for worship from 1801 and run by the Penang Hindu Endowments Board. Visitors ask a priest’s permission and take off their shoes; the back entrance is on Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling. Navarathri ends with a chariot procession, and at Thaipusam the temple sends a kavadi to the Waterfall temple.

    Website

  • HinduTamil Saiva (Murugan)

    Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Temple (Waterfall Hilltop Temple)

    Address
    Jalan Air Terjun (Waterfall Road), 10350 George Town, Penang · Directions
    When
    Abhishegam 06:45 and 17:00, nithya pooja 07:30 and 18:00, archanai 08:30–11:30 and 18:15–20:15, closing poojas 11:35–12:00 and 20:35–21:00 (Penang eRIBI directory)

    The Murugan temple on the hill, run by the Penang Hindu Endowments Board, with a seven-storey gopuram of 21.6 m and about 500 steps to the top (the Board counts 511); the older shrine halfway up dates from 1850. The Arulmigu Sree Ganeshar Temple at the foot lets worshippers who cannot climb pray there. Some sources give the road as Jalan Kebun Bunga. At Thaipusam the golden chariot ends here.

    Website

  • HinduTamil Saiva (Chettiar)

    Nattukkottai Chettiar Temple (Thaneermalai)

    Address
    Jalan Kebun Bunga, Pulau Tikus, 10350 George Town, Penang · Directions
    When
    Opens 06:30 and 16:30 and closes at 20:45; abhishegam 07:30, 12:00, 17:30 and 20:30, with poojai at 11:30, 12:30 and 20:15 (Penang eRIBI directory)

    The Nattukkottai Chettiars’ Murugan temple, founded around 1854 and consecrated on 12 December 1857, with a roof and pillars of Burmese teak. At Thaipusam the silver chariot comes to rest here after its night in the streets of George Town.

    Website

  • HinduTamil Saiva (Chettiar)

    Nagarathar Sivan Temple

    Address
    110 Jalan Dato Keramat, 10450 George Town, Penang · Directions
    When
    Opens 06:00; abhishegam 07:00, kalasanthi 07:30, uchikala abhishegam 11:45 and poojai 12:00; reopens 16:30, sayaratchai 18:00, arthajama poojai 20:30 (Penang eRIBI directory)

    The Nattukkottai Chettiars’ Shiva temple, known originally as Markandeswarar, which its eRIBI entry says is believed to be the first Shiva temple in Malaysia. Maha Sivarathri is its main festival.

  • HinduVaishnava (Rama)

    Sri Ramar Temple

    Address
    Solok York, 10450 George Town, Penang · Directions
    When
    Prayer times 07:30–12:00 and 18:00–21:00 (Penang Hindu Endowments Board)

    A Rama temple in Ayer Itam on land the East India Company granted in 1802, presumed to be older than 1872 and so among the oldest in Penang; the Board and its predecessor have run it since 1930. Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman are worshipped with Rama. The Board writes the street as York Close.

    Website

  • HinduNorth Indian Vaishnava

    Shri Kunj Bihari Mandir (Krishna Mandir)

    Address
    224 Jalan Penang (Penang Road), 11600 George Town, Penang · Directions
    When
    Puja daily at 07:00 and 19:00; Sunday satsang and bhandara (meal) 10:00–14:00 (Penang eRIBI directory)

    Built in 1835 after an endowment from Hindus from Bihar in 1833, and described as the first and probably the only North Indian temple in Penang; the Hindu Endowments Board has administered it since 1906, when it was still the Mohamedan and Hindu Endowments Board. Krishna and Radha are the main deities, with Shiva–Parvati, Durga, Ram–Sita–Lakshman, Hanuman, Jhulelal and Ganesh. Jalan Sri Bahari nearby takes its name from the temple. The postcode is as the Board and the state directory publish it.

    Website

  • HinduRamakrishna Mission

    Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna Temple (Ramakrishna Ashrama)

    Address
    37 Jalan Scotland, 10450 George Town, Penang · Directions
    When
    Daily poojai 12:30–13:00 and 18:15–18:45 (Penang eRIBI directory)

    The temple inside the Ramakrishna Ashrama on Scotland Road: a two-storey octagonal building topped with an onion dome.

  • HinduTamil Saiva (Ganesha)

    Sri Sakthi Vinayagar Kovil (Jalan Fettes)

    Address
    78-M Jalan Fettes, 11200 Tanjung Bungah, Penang · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    A Ganesha temple at Fettes Park that began as a small shrine in 1962 and is now managed with the Penang Hindu Endowments Board by a 15-member committee. Ponggal, Vinayagar Sathurthi and the Tamil New Year are among its festivals.

    Website

  • HinduHare Krsna Ashram

    Sri Sri Radha Krsna Temple — Hare Krsna Ashram Penang

    Address
    No. 7, Medan York, Taman Jajar, 10450 George Town, Penang · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    The society’s temple on Penang island. The society bought 1.633 acres at Batu Kawan on the mainland in 2006 for a Sri Sri Radha Krsna Diamond Temple, and posted a construction update in April 2026.

    Website

  • Sikh

    Wadda Gurdwara Sahib (Penang)

    Address
    87 Jalan Gurdwara, 10300 George Town, Penang · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    Founded in 1901 and first named the Diamond Jubilee Sikh Temple, for Queen Victoria’s jubilee. It reopened in September 2026 after a RM6.1 million restoration, holds up to 400 people and gives free daily meals (The Star). Vaisakhi is its main celebration.

  • Sikh

    Gurdwara Sahib Khalsa Dharmic Jatha

    Address
    51 Jalan Patani, 10150 George Town, Penang · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    Founded in 1937 by Penang’s Sikh congregation, with a Khalsa school and a library where students learn Sikh philosophy, Punjabi and religious hymns. Some Sikh directories write the street as Jalan Pantai.

  • Sikh

    Police Gurdwara Sahib Penang

    Address
    68 Jalan Patani (Jalan Cheah Choo Yew), 10150 George Town, Penang · Directions
    When
    Weekly prayers Sunday 07:30–08:30; Sangrand day 18:00–20:00 (Penang eRIBI directory)

    It descends from the first Sikh prayer room in Penang, a room in Fort Cornwallis given to Sikh police in 1881; the state directory dates the present gurdwara to 1962.

  • Sikh

    Gurdwara Sahib Bayan Baru

    Address
    134 Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Bandar Bayan Baru, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    The gurdwara for the south-west of Penang island, established in 2003. Vaisakhi and Guru Nanak’s birthday are its listed celebrations.

Seberang Perai: Butterworth, Perai and Bukit Mertajam

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  • HinduTamil Shakta

    Sree Maha Mariamman Devasthanam (Butterworth Temple)

    Address
    Jalan Tokong Lama, Bagan Luar, 12000 Butterworth, Penang · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    Said to be the largest and probably the oldest Hindu temple in Butterworth: an idol found at the seaside in 1853, a temple built on the spot in 1903 and the present structure from the 1980s. The Penang Hindu Endowments Board runs it, and its gopuram stands above the neighbouring buildings. The state directory writes the address as No. 7, Jalan Tokong, off Jalan Jeti Lama.

    Website

  • HinduISKCON

    ISKCON Bhakti Mandir

    Address
    49 Lorong Aman Jaya 2, Taman Aman Jaya, Alma, 14000 Bukit Mertajam, Penang · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    Set up in 1982 and described in the state directory as one of the pioneer ISKCON temples in Malaysia. Gaura Purnima is the festival it lists.

  • Sikh

    Gurdwara Sahib Perai

    Address
    2997 Jalan Kikik, Taman Inderawasih, 13600 Perai, Penang · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    Founded around 1927 by Sikh police and railway workers; the present double-storey building was opened on 23 July 2000. Vaisakhi and Guru Nanak’s birthday are its listed celebrations.

  • Sikh

    Gurdwara Sahib Butterworth

    Address
    Lot 5702, Mukim 1, Jalan Todak, Seberang Jaya, 13700 Perai, Penang · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    Founded in 1934 on Jalan New Ferry and moved into this building in 2019, among the houses of worship on Seberang Jaya’s Street of Harmony. Vaisakhi and Guru Nanak’s birthday are its listed celebrations.

Perak: Ipoh, Taiping and Sungai Siput

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Perak has the second-largest Indian population of any state. Ipoh’s temples work together at Thaipusam, when a chariot procession leaves the Buntong temple for Kallumalai.

  • HinduTamil Saiva (Murugan)

    Kallumalai Arulmigu Sri Subramaniar Temple

    Address
    Jalan Raja Musa Aziz, Gunung Cheroh, 30300 Ipoh, Perak · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    A Murugan temple on the bank of the Kinta River at Gunung Cheroh, begun in a cave in 1889; the present structure dates from 1930, was renovated in 2010 and has a seven-tier gopuram of 21 m. It is the focus of Ipoh’s Thaipusam, when police estimated 350,000 visitors over two days in 2024, and it keeps Kanda Sashti too.

  • HinduTamil Saiva (Chettiar)

    Sri Thandayuthapani Alayam (Chettiar Kovil)

    Address
    126 Jalan Lahat, 30200 Ipoh, Perak · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    The Nattukkottai Nagarathar (Chettiar) Murugan temple, opposite SMK Methodist (ACS) on Jalan Lahat. Its chariot procession for Vaigasi Visagam in May and the lighting of the temple for Karthigai Deepam, between mid-November and mid-December, are its main events.

  • HinduTamil Shakta

    Arulmigu Maha Mariamman Temple, Buntong

    Address
    Jalan Sungai Pari, Buntong, 30100 Ipoh, Perak · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    A Mariamman temple first built in 1904 on Jalan Chamberlain Hulu and on this site since 1914. Navarathri runs for nine days, usually in September, Aadipooram falls in July or August, and the Thaipusam chariot procession to Kallumalai starts here.

  • HinduTamil Saiva (Murugan)

    Thanneermalai Sri Thandayuthapani Alayam

    Address
    382 Waterfall Road, 34000 Taiping, Perak · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    Taiping’s Thanneermalai Murugan temple on Waterfall Road, listed in the Kaumaram.com directory of Murugan temples; the temple publishes no timetable we could find.

  • HinduTamil Saiva (Murugan)

    Sri Subramaniar Devasthana Paripalana Saba, Sungai Siput

    Address
    Jalan Kuala Kangsar, 31100 Sungai Siput (Utara), Perak · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    The Murugan temple of Sungai Siput, north of Ipoh; it is run by a temple committee, and the listing gives no building number.

  • Sikh

    Wadda Gurdwara Sahib Ipoh

    Address
    No. 9, Jalan Gurdwara, 30100 Ipoh, Perak · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    Ipoh’s main gurdwara, which held congregations again in June 2020 as the lockdown eased, as did the gurdwara at Tambun in the Kinta Valley (Asia Samachar). Sikh directories list a dozen more gurdwaras around Ipoh, which we have not confirmed.

Johor: Johor Bahru and around

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  • HinduTamil Shakta

    Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple

    Address
    Jalan Tun Abdul Razak 1/1, Wadihana, 80300 Johor Bahru, Johor · Directions
    When
    Daily 10:00–22:00, entry RM10 (Johor tourism)

    A Kali temple begun in 1922 as a shelter on land given by the Sultan of Johor, rebuilt in 1996 and lined inside with glass mosaic between 2008 and 2009. The Malaysia Book of Records listed it in 2010 as the country’s first glass temple. Other listings give 07:00–22:00 for worshippers and 13:00–17:00 for tourists, so check before a midday visit.

  • HinduTamil Shakta

    Arulmigu Rajamariamman Devasthanam

    Address
    Jalan Ungku Puan (at Jalan Trus), 80000 Johor Bahru, Johor · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    A Mariamman temple at the corner of Jalan Ungku Puan and Jalan Trus, among the Indian restaurants, florists and shops of central Johor Bahru, with the Gurdwara Sahib next door on Jalan Trus. The address comes from travel listings and the listing gives no building number.

  • HinduTamil Saiva (Murugan)

    Arulmigu Thandayuthapani Kovil

    Address
    No. 16, Jalan Kuil, 80300 Johor Bahru, Johor · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    A Murugan temple on Jalan Kuil (written Jalan Koil in some directories), close to the city centre.

  • HinduHare Krsna Ashram

    Sri Sri Radha Krsna Temple — Hare Krsna Ashram Johor

    Address
    No. 3 & 5, Jalan Balau 3, Taman Rinting, 81750 Masai, Johor · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    The society’s Johor temple, in Masai east of the city; its contact page also gives No. 8, Jalan Sena 17, in the same estate. A new Sri Sri Radha Krsna Chandra temple of 11,000 sq ft is planned at Bandar Seri Alam, on land the government gave in 2017.

    Website

  • Sikh

    Gurdwara Sahib Johor Bahru

    Address
    No. 1B, Jalan Terus (Jalan Trus), 80000 Johor Bahru, Johor · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    Next to the Rajamariamman temple on Jalan Trus. It advertised for a new granthi in March 2026 and held a Police Day celebration in 2024 (Asia Samachar).

  • Sikh

    Gurdwara Sahib Pontian

    Address
    No. 50, Lorong Gurdwara, 82000 Pontian, Johor · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    Marked its golden jubilee in April 2026, when the Johor government set aside RM1.85 million for the state’s Sikh community (Asia Samachar).

Negeri Sembilan: Seremban

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The two places below are on the same stretch of Jalan Yam Tuan. Negeri Sembilan has the highest share of Indian citizens of any state.

  • HinduTamil Saiva (Murugan)

    Sri Balathandayuthapani Temple, Seremban

    Address
    139A Jalan Yam Tuan, 70000 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    The focal point of the state’s Thaipusam: nearly 6,000 devotees came in 2024, some walking 3 km with milk pots, and its president put the state’s Hindu population at 15%. Not to be confused with the Waterfall temple of the same name in Penang.

  • Sikh

    Gurdwara Sahib Seremban

    Address
    No. 138A, Jalan Yam Tuan (Jalan Paul), 70000 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    The kitchen was preparing chapatis and sweets for Vaisakhi in April 2024 (The Star), and the gurdwara honoured three Sikhs for lifetime contributions in August 2025 (Asia Samachar).

Melaka

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  • HinduChitty and Tamil Saiva (Ganesha)

    Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple

    Address
    5–11 Jalan Tukang Emas, 75200 Melaka · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    A Ganesha temple founded in 1781 on Harmony Street, usually called the oldest Hindu temple in Malaysia (Lonely Planet says only that it is among the first). It belongs to the Melaka Chitty community and has been managed by the Malacca Nagarathar Nattukkottai Chettiar under a 1962 agreement; the Sri Muthu Mariamman Thiruvizha in April or May is the Chitty community’s largest celebration.

  • Sikh

    Gurdwara Sahib Melaka

    Address
    No. 150-A, Jalan Temenggong, 75000 Melaka · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    Melaka’s gurdwara, which Asia Samachar listed in 2016 among the Malaysian gurdwaras serving free meals from their langar. We found no newer report, so ask before going.

Kedah: Alor Setar

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    Sri Thandayuthapani Temple, Alor Setar

    Address
    2A Jalan Putera, 05100 Alor Setar, Kedah · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    The Murugan temple of Alor Setar, listed in the Kaumaram.com directory of Murugan temples; the temple publishes no timetable we could find.

  • Sikh

    Gurdwara Sahib Alor Setar

    Address
    No. 121-A, Jalan Langgar, 05460 Alor Setar, Kedah · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    Alor Setar’s gurdwara, which advertised for a granthi in May 2026 (Asia Samachar).

Pahang: Maran and Kuantan

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    Sri Marathandavar Bala Dhandayuthapani Alayam

    Address
    100 km, Jalan Kuantan–Jerantut, 26500 Maran, Pahang · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    A Murugan temple about 120 years old. Its priest told Kaumaram.com in 2001 that it began when a tree bled as workers building the Kuala Lumpur–Kuantan road tried to cut it down. Panguni Uthiram, in March or April, is the main festival, and devotees carry kavadi.

  • HinduTamil Saiva (Murugan)

    Sri Murugan Temple, Kuantan

    Address
    Batu 1½, Jalan Bukit Ubi, 25200 Kuantan, Pahang · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    A Murugan temple on Jalan Bukit Ubi, the road of Kuantan’s gurdwara; it is listed in the Kaumaram.com directory and publishes no timetable we could find.

  • Sikh

    Gurdwara Sahib Kuantan

    Address
    No. 471, Jalan Bukit Ubi, 25200 Kuantan, Pahang · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    Kuantan’s gurdwara. A committee member told Asia Samachar in June 2020 that Pahang’s gurdwaras were waiting for state permission to reopen; we found no newer report.

East Malaysia: Kota Kinabalu and Kuching

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    Sri Pasupathinath Alayam

    Address
    No. 4, Jalan Khidmat, off Jalan Kolam, Bukit Padang, 88300 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    A Shiva temple with a shrine to Murugan, listed in the Kaumaram.com directory; it publishes no timetable we could find.

  • Sikh

    Gurdwara Sahib Kota Kinabalu

    Address
    Jalan Mat Salleh, Sembulan, 88807 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    The building dates from 1924 and the gurdwara celebrated its centenary in 2024. In January 2026 the Kinabalu Singh Sabha Association began raising RM650,000 to restore the Darbar Sahib prayer hall, which had been closed, so ask what is open before going.

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    Gurdwara Sahib Kuching

    Address
    Mosque Road, 93400 Kuching, Sarawak · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    The Sikh community’s gurdwara in Kuching, on Mosque Road (Jalan Masjid); its listing gives no building number.

Also worth knowing

Thaipusam falls on Friday 22 January 2027 in the Cabinet Division’s 2027 schedule, as reported by HR Online, and is a state public holiday in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Selangor, Perak, Penang and Negeri Sembilan. The main places are Batu Caves, where the silver chariot arrives from the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Chinatown (about 16 km, a night and a day on the road in 2023), the Waterfall hilltop and Nattukkottai Chettiar temples in George Town, whose golden and silver chariots spent nearly 18 hours on the streets in 2026, Kallumalai in Ipoh and the Balathandayuthapani temple in Seremban. Crowds are in the hundreds of thousands, so go the day before or after; Tourism Malaysia suggests reaching Batu Caves before 08:00 on any ordinary day.

Deepavali is on Sunday 8 November 2026, a public holiday in every state except Sarawak, with Monday 9 November a replacement holiday in most states; in 2027 it falls on Thursday 28 October, marked subject to change in the official schedule. Kuala Lumpur City Hall runs a Deepavali bazaar in Brickfields from 9 October to 7 November, 10:00 to midnight,.

The Malaysia Hindu Sangam’s temple etiquette asks visitors to take off their shoes at the designated place, to stay out of the sanctum, to wear clean clothes, to avoid revealing dress and hats, and not to photograph inside unless allowed. Women are asked to wear traditional Indian dress modestly, men a shirt with long trousers or a dhoti, and black is avoided except at Ayyappan temples. We found no published dress rule from the Batu Caves management, so use the Sangam’s guidance there and for the 272 steps. At a gurdwara cover your head, take off your shoes and eat langar sitting on the floor.

For a priest or a ceremony, temple offices take bookings; Sri Kandaswamy Kovil’s office is open Monday to Friday 09:00–13:00 and 15:00–18:00 and Saturday 09:00–13:00, and closed on Sundays and public holidays. The Malaysia Hindu Sangam has state councils, and the Penang Hindu Endowments Board manages its temples from Level 30, Komtar.

Not listed: the many small estate, roadside and neighbourhood temples (Muneeswarar, Kaliamman and Karumariamman shrines among them), which run to several hundred in Wikipedia’s list of Hindu temples in Malaysia alone, and the dozens of gurdwaras that Sikh directories list in Perak, Selangor and the north. We left out places whose street address we could not confirm: Sri Sundararaja Perumal Temple in Klang (its tower is on Persiaran Raja Muda Musa), the Seafield temple in Subang Jaya (the subject of a 2018 land dispute), the Chintamani Parshvanath Jain Temple in Ipoh (consecrated in February 2002), and Gurdwara Sahib Guru Nanak Shah Alam, whose present building dates from 2015.

Hours are given only where the temple, the Penang Hindu Endowments Board, the Penang eRIBI directory or a tourism board publishes them; the rest are left blank, and festival days run to a different timetable. Several places are changing: Wadda Gurdwara Sahib in George Town reopened in September 2026, the Kota Kinabalu gurdwara’s prayer hall is being restored and Gurdwara Sahib Petaling Tin has closed.

Questions people ask

What is the biggest Hindu temple in Malaysia?
The Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple at Batu Caves, in the largest limestone cave about 13 km north of Kuala Lumpur. 272 steps climb to the Temple Cave past a gold Murugan statue of about 43 m; entry is free and the cave is open daily 06:00–21:00. It is the focus of Thaipusam.
What is the oldest Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur, and where is it?
Sri Maha Mariamman Temple at 163 Jalan Tun H.S. Lee, on the edge of Chinatown, opposite Pasar Seni LRT and MRT station. It was founded in 1873, and its silver chariot carries Murugan to Batu Caves at Thaipusam.
Which Hindu temples are in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur?
Sri Kandaswamy Kovil at No. 3 Jalan Tebing, which publishes its daily timetable, and Sri Sakthi Karpaga Vinayagar Temple at 199 Jalan Berhala. ISKCON’s Sri Jagannatha Mandir is not in Brickfields: it is at Lot 9901, Jalan Awan Jawa, off Old Klang Road.
When is Thaipusam 2027, and where are the main celebrations?
Friday 22 January 2027, a state public holiday in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Selangor, Perak, Penang and Negeri Sembilan. The main places are Batu Caves, the Waterfall hilltop and Nattukkottai Chettiar temples in George Town, the Kallumalai temple in Ipoh and the Balathandayuthapani temple in Seremban.
Is Deepavali a public holiday in Malaysia?
Yes, in every state except Sarawak. In 2026 it is Sunday 8 November, with Monday 9 November a replacement holiday in most states; in 2027 it is Thursday 28 October, marked subject to change.
Which gurdwara in Kuala Lumpur serves langar every day?
The Guru Nanak Darbar Tatt Khalsa Diwan at 24 Jalan Raja Alang in Chow Kit serves free vegetarian langar three times a day, with afternoon tea, to anyone, according to its vice president in April 2026. Gurdwara Sahib Titiwangsa began opening its langar to everyone three times a day in 2016.
What are the main Hindu temples in George Town, Penang?
The Arulmigu Sri Maha Mariamman Temple on Lebuh Queen (1833), the Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani hilltop temple on Jalan Air Terjun, and the Nattukkottai Chettiar Temple on Jalan Kebun Bunga. The Wadda Gurdwara Sahib at 87 Jalan Gurdwara reopened in September 2026.
What is the oldest Hindu temple in Malaysia?
The Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple at 5–11 Jalan Tukang Emas, Melaka, founded in 1781, is usually called the oldest, though Lonely Planet says only that it is among the first. The oldest in Penang is the Sri Mahamariamman Temple on Lebuh Queen, built in 1833.
Is there a Jain temple in Malaysia?
Yes. The Jain Temple in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur (95 Lorong Maarof, Bangsar Park), opened in 2011, and the Chintamani Parshvanath Jain Temple in First Garden, Ipoh, was consecrated in February 2002. We could confirm only the Bangsar address.
What should I wear to a Hindu temple or gurdwara in Malaysia?
Dress modestly in clean clothes and take your shoes off; the Malaysia Hindu Sangam suggests avoiding black, hats and revealing dress, and asks visitors to stay out of the sanctum. In a gurdwara cover your head as well.

Sources

Checked on October 23, 2026. When a temple’s own page and this list disagree, the temple wins.

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