The Thean Hou Temple (/樂聖嶺天后宮) is a six-tiered temple of the Chinese sea goddess Mazu located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was completed in 1987 and officially opened in 1989. The temple was built by Hainanese living in Malaysia and the property belongs to and is run by the Selangor and Federal Territory Hainan Association (Malay:Hainan Selangor dan Wilayah Persekutuan; Chinese:/雪隆海南會館). It is one of the largest temples in Southeast Asia.
History
The Thean Hou Temple was constructed from 1981 and completed in 1987 at a cost of approximately RM7 million.
External
In addition to her altar in the prayer hall, there is a smaller statue of Guan Yin to the right of the hall, set amongst rocks and falling water. Here one can kneel and receive a blessing of water from the statue. Outside the temple at the entrance to the grounds, there is a larger statue, similarly set amongst rocks and falling water. Other features include a Chinese Medicinal Herbs Garden, a Wishing Well as well as a Tortoise Pond. There is also a large statue of the goddess opposite the temple, along with a collection of other large statues that include representations of the twelve animals of Chinese astrology. A Yue Lao statue was also placed in the temple grounds, hence making Thean Hou Temple one of the popular pilgrimage sites among believers in Malaysia, especially from Klang Valley region who seek for relationships and marriage.
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File:Thean Hou Temple (18952222106).jpg|Incense burner.
File:Thean Hou KL 2007 055.jpg|Small fountain with Guanyin dispensing water from her jar.
File:Thean Hou KL 2007 pano garden.jpg|The temple garden.
File:Thean Hou KL 2007 057.jpg|Yue Lao statue.
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Activities
Religious and cultural
Activities such as the grand birthday celebrations for Goddess Tian Hou, Goddess Kuan Yin and the Goddess of the Waterfront are conducted at Thean Hou Temple. Buddhist activities include Buddhist chanting sessions and Wesak Day celebrations. Cultural activities include the annual Mid-Autumn Festival during the eighth lunar month and the Chinese New Year celebration. In 2019, the temple was allocated RM30,000 by the federal government to encourage them to hold more cultural events.
Others
The temple also offers fortune-telling and marriage registration services and traditional Chinese exercise and martial arts activities such as qigong, tai chi and wushu classes are conducted at the temple compound.