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Arulmigu Maha Muthu Mariamman Thevasthanam

Gopeng, Kampar District, Perak · 4.4615°, 101.1566°

MariammanModern (Tamil diaspora)Dravidian
Sacred since
1962 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1962; present temple consecrated 2010
Modern (Tamil diaspora)

History & significance

A Perak temple founded in 1962 as a Kaliamman shrine, reordered in 1964 so that Mariamman became the principal deity, and registered under her name in 1967. A wholly new temple was begun in December 2006 and consecrated at its kumbabishekam in December 2010.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.

Devotees hold that the eagles which circled overhead during the 2010 kumbabishekam were Garuda, Vishnu's mount, marking the new temple with divine assent.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern (Tamil diaspora)