Lord Murugan Statue

Lord Murugan Statue (Tamil: முருகன் சிலை; Bahasa Malaysia: Tugu Dewa Murugga), representing Murugan, is the tallest statue of a Hindu deity in Malaysia and third tallest statue of a Hindu deity in the world, after Garuda Wisnu Kencana Statue in Indonesia and Kailashnath Mahadev Statue in Nepal. It is also the tallest statue in Malaysia at  in height. It is located at the Sri Murugan Perumal Kovil at the foot of Batu Caves. It took 3 years of construction and unveiled in January 2006 during Thaipusam festival.

Construction
 2.5 Mil Ringgit Malaysia was spent to build this statue
 350 tons of Steel bars, 1,550 cubic metres of Concrete, and 300 litres of gold paint used to build this statue
 15 sculptors from India

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Category:Hindu temples in Malaysia
Category:Colossal statues
Category:Religious buildings and structures in Selangor
Category:Monuments and memorials in Malaysia