Pg04 Two Pulau Tikus Temples, 2004

At one time, the residential suburb of Pulau Tikus was home to several historic communities which included Eurasians, Burmese, Siamese (Thai), Arabs, & Straits Chinese settlers. Larong Burmah (Burmah Lane) is where one can find the heritage of the Thai & Burmese communities that settled here - the Dhammikarama Burmese Buddhist Temple (often referred to as the upright Buddha temple), and the Wat Chaiya Mangkalaram Siamese (Thai) Temple (often referred to as the reclining Buddha temple), two striking temples that are across the ... (more)

Burmese (upright Buddha) temple
The Dhammikarama Burmese Buddhist Temple was the first Buddhist temple...

View from the street
In addition to several 'halls', the temple has monks quarters &...

street view 2

The elephant temple guards....
at the entrance.

World Guardian and Protector
These mythical animals are an amalgamation of the main features of...

The 'upright' Buddha
in the main shrine hall. Note the many small 'Buddhas' on the...

World Buddhas?
I think there are part of the 2 rows of Buddhas behind the main one. They are...

more temple guards

Delicate wood carvings
are everywhere.

a sitting Buddha

Kuan Yin
She's something like the Virgin Mary of the Buddhism world.....

Buddha with orange shawl.....

The stupa of this temple
has been featured in many old paintings as early as 1805....

colorful bearers

Looks like a lacy wedding-cake.....

another angle

Fierce dragon

Fierce chicken....
Look out Colonel Sanders. ;o)

one of the prayer halls?
Note the delicate wood carvings.

The Thai 'reclining Buddha' temple
The Wat Chaiya Mangkalaram Siamese (Thai) Temple across the street was...

Warriors & serpents....
to welcome you into the temple. These are Naga 7-headed serpents.

another angle

More serpents

Fierce-looking warriors...
guarding the temple.

The reclining Buddha
or at least part of it... it's enormous (33 meters long). It was...

Just the feet.....

Smaller Buddhas
Note the ornate wood carvings here as well.

a small reclining Buddha

Many niches with urns....
housing the ashes of devotees are behind the reclining Buddha.

a smaller temple on the grounds

pretty windows...

the temple's ancient cemetery..

The 40 ft tall pagoda
adjacent to the temple.

Larong Bangkok's link houses.
Larong Bangkok (Bangkok Lane) is the lane next to Larong Burmah & worth a...

link house closeup...

Lime tree....
in front of one of the link houses. According to Jon, they are considered...

article published 04/11/2004

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Thanks so much, Lorraine! Makes me want to return soon! But..I think I like the Reclining Buddha in Bangkok better...?
— ellie robb, April 19, 2004

Man oh man !
Lorraine, it's always a great pleasure to read your articles and see your latest photos. Your photos show great clarity of detail, and are well chosen to accompany the article. Also, the amount of research you've done is more than commendable: it sets a standard which more people ought to at least try to emulate!
— Fred Perry, April 14, 2004

Erina:
so you noticed I love temples ;o) I always have... seek them out everywhere I travel..... actually, I love any old places of worship like Cathedrals, churches, mosques, temples. I also love cemeteries.... not sure why as I'm not very religious at all......
— Lorraine Brecht, April 12, 2004

Jon:
I guess the trick is to go during the week, and when it's not a holiday, although that's hard in Penang when there is a holiday every other day ;o) I avoided all the sites during CNY...
— Lorraine Brecht, April 12, 2004

Rainy.. another great collection.. how did you get the temples without any one else in the picture? The last time I was there it was packed..
— Jon J. Tan, April 11, 2004

Hi Lorraine, i think you know Penang more than some of the local! Your collection of Penang is one of the most complete in worldisround. I love all those temple photo you have!
— Erina, April 11, 2004

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