KUIL SRI MAHA MUNISWARAR HINDU TEMPLE IN BANDAR BARU AMPANG RECEIVED RM 100,00 CASH FROM DATO SRI LIOW SOON HEE, DUBBED 'MALAYSIA'S YOUNGEST PHILANTHROPIST AS HE IS 32. THE CHEQUE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WAS HELD ON 9 NOVEMBER 2020 AT 6 PM WHEN DATO SRI LIOW SOON HEE PRESENTED THE RM 100,000 CHEQUE TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF SRI MAHA MUNISWARAR. THE TINY SHRINE WAS BUILT IN 1930 BY THE FIRST ARRIVALS OF TAMILS WHO SETTLED IN AMPANG NOW CALLED BANDAR BARU AMPANG. MANY OF THE SHRINE'S WORSHIPPERS ARE DESCENDANTS OF THE ORIGINAL SETTLERS WHO CONTINUED TO CARE AND WORSHIP AT THIS LITTLE SHRINE NO BIGGER THAN A NORMAL ROOM! THE HINDU COMMUNITY RAISED MONEY TO BUILD A CONCRETE, PROPER TEMPLE TO HONOUR MUNISWARAR, AN AVATAR OF LORD SIVA VERY BELOVED IN SOUTH INDIA. MUNISWARAR IS THUS THE HUSBAND OF PARVATI AND GANESHA THE ELEPHANT HEADED GOD. BY CHANCE I WORE 3 IDENTICAL RINGS DESIGNED AS GANESHA! I FELT THIS WAS MY GOOD FORTUNE AND I FELT VERY BLESSED AS MUNISWARAR HAD ONE HAND WEARING 3 RINGS!
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DATO SRI LIOW SOON HEE BECAME A BENEFACTOR OF KUIL SRI MAHA MUNISWARAR HINDU SHRINE WHEN MANI, ONE OF HIS BODYGUARDS, ASKED MALAYSIA'S YOUNGESTV PHILANTHROPIST LAST YEAR IN 2019 IF HEB COULD HELP COMPLETE THE TEMPLE.
The little shrine of Lord Muniswarar was built in 1930 as a makeshift place of worship by the first batch of Tamils who settled in Ampang, now called Bandar Baru Ampang.
The original is so small, the size of a room, it could not be called a temple. The descendants of the settlers recently pooled their limited resources to build a proper brick and mortar temple but eventually ran out of funds to complete the structure!
Everything grounded to a halt.
Until Mani, one of the 10 Tamil bodyguards of Dato Sri Liow Soon Hee, asked his boss if he could help.
On 27 December 2019 last year before Covid was even born, Dato Sri Liow Soon Hee visited the unfinished temple.
He was so impressed by the devotees of Muniswarar and their plight he took 24 hours to decide to donate RM 500,000!
Dato Sri Liow Soon Hee toured the premises which were so incomplete even the main statue of Lord Muniswarar was still in concrete form.
Today the statues on the roof are painted and several ceilings and pillars have been beautifully painted.
The latest RM 100,000 will see the completion of all statues and installation of artworks after which Dato Sri Liow Soon Hee will contribute another RM 100,000 in December and the final R 100,000 in February or March.
The trustees are still deciding where to place a prominent plaque with Dato Sri Liow Soon Hee's name and details of his contribution.
Dato Sri Liow Soon Hee is not a Hindu but is willing and happy to help all religions as he believes all religions are for the betterment of mankind.
Lord Muniswarar is an emanation of Lord Siva the third member of the Hindu Tripartite. Brahma is the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver and Siva the Destroyer. When Siva opens his Third Eye, the world will end but a new kalpa will appear once evil has been destroyed.
Muniswarar is one of 19 avatars of Siva and is a powerful and much beloved God.
Dato Liow Soon Hee is the biggest single donor with a cash contribution of RM 500,000 which is deemed even more generous and amazing as Dato Sri Liow Soon Hee is Chinese and not a Hindu. But he believes in assisting whenever he can regardless of race and religion.
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