A Hindu Temple in Hong Kong

A Hindu temple in Hong Kong designed and built in 30 days.

This small Hindu temple or “Mandhir” is designed to evoke a perception of humble majesty and is built entirely in white baked finish wood and marble using contemporary neo-classical European and Indian style elements.
The design drawings were completely hand-drawn (with many elements constructed based primarily on free-hand drawn sketches), and construction was completed over a very short period of just 27 days.

Mood effects were created using red and blue LED lighting for auspicious ambience and visual excitement.
This temple also features a multi-media larger-than-life sized portrait of the former head priest ( to whom this temple name is dedicated to ), and a full height digital portrait of the 5-faced Lord Hanuman—both created specially for the temple by SAI.

The temple is located in Wanchai on Hong Kong island, and is open to public.

As with all of my work, I immerse myself in a momentary trance of commitment towards fruitful accomplishment of the task laid out. By the grace of god, this project is my childhood architect’s dream realized.
~ Selvam Mariappan

See more images below:

“BEFORE” pictures are also included at the bottom of the page.

The Main Temple Altar
Temple Altar
Main Temple Hall
Main Temple Hall View
Temple Frieze Detail
End Entablature & Domes View
Temple Altar End Detail
Temple Collonade View
Collonade View
Frieze Detail
Finished Frieze & Design Drawing
Altar Detail & Design Drawings
MainTemple Elevation Drawing
Main Altar BEFORE Renovation
Entrance Area BEFORE Renovation
Temple Hall BEFORE Renovation
Temple Hall BEFORE Renovation
Portrait of Panchmukhi Hanuman
A custom portrait of the 5-faced Lord Hanuman specially created for the Vaishali Mata Mandir, HongKong. This artwork is copyright protected -reproduction is strictly prohibited without the permission of the artist and the proprietors of the Temple. Digital media artwork by Selvam Mariappan.
Portrait of His Holiness, Maharaj Vishal Sharma
This temple is dedicated to the founding head priest, the late Maharaj Vishal Sharma. His portrait now hangs in a back-lit marble-top alcove located in the newly renovated main temple gallery. A hand-painted mixed-media portrait by Selvam Mariappan.