Amazing Kuala Selangor Fireflies Tour - Sic

SRI SHAKTI TEMPLE IS THE ONLY TEMPLE IN THE WORLD WHERE MANIFESTATIONS OF ALL 51 SHAKTISARE INSTALLED. CONSCIOUSLY INTERSPERSED WITHIN THIS SPACE ARE 96 CARVED PILLARS THAT DEPICT THE 96 UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES OF HINDUISM. ENCIRCLED BY A HUGE DECORATIVE WALL, ENTRANCE INTO THE TEMPLE IS VIA A MAGNIFICENT RAJA GOPURAM. SOARING TO A HEIGHT OF 74 FEET, THE 5-TIERED RAJA GOPURAM IS A PROUD PROCLAMATION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL TREASURES WITHIN. THE TEMPLE’S MAIN ENTRANCE COMPRISES 18-FOOT HIGH SCULPTURED GRANITE FRAMES WEIGHING UP TO 4 TONNES, CARVED BY SKILLED CRAFTSMEN FROM THE ANCIENT CITY OF MAHABALIPURAM IN TAMILNADU, INDIA.

THE LIGHTHOUSE IS LOCATED AT THE HIGHEST POINT OF BUKIT MELAWATI WHERE VISITORS CAN ENJOY THE PANORAMIC VIEWS OF THE STRAITS OF MALACCA. IT WAS BUILT IN 1907 AND STARTED TO SERVE FOR NAVIGATION PURPOSES SINCE 1910. DUE TO ITS STRATEGIC LOCATION, IT WAS ALSO USED TO MONITOR THE STRAIT OF MALACCA. IT WAS NAMED AFTER A DUTCH GENERAL AND WAS WIDELY USED DURING THE BRITISH COLONIAL PERIOD.

THIS SITE IS PRESERVED WITH THE ORIGINAL FOUNDATION STONES, CANNONS AS WELL AS A FABLED EXECUTION BLOCK. VISITORS CAN ENJOY A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE COASTLINE FROM THE HILL.

KUALA SELANGOR IS A SMALL COASTAL VILLAGE NORTHWEST OF KUALA LUMPUR. ON THIS RIVER YOU CAN SPOT THE FAMOUS FIREFLIES (KELIP-KELIP IN BAHASA MELAYU) DURING EVENINGS/NIGHTS. THE FIREFLIES ALL ARE FOUND ON THE MANGROVE TREE SPECIES CALLED BEREMBANG. IT IS SAID THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST FIREFLY COLONIES IN THE WORLD. FIREFLIES ARE ALSO KNOWN 'LIGHTNING BUGS' AND THEY SHINE BRIGHTLY AT THE NIGHT TO ATTRACT A SUITABLE PARTNER. APPARENTLY, THEY ARE ABLE TO SHINE DURING THE DAY TOO BUT HUMANS THEN CANNOT SEE IT. THEY ARE ONLY SEEN AT NIGHT IN AND ALONG THE 'BEREMBANG' TREES ALONG THE SELANGOR RIVER. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF NICE RESTAURANTS WHERE THEY MAINLY SERVE FRESH SEAFOOD. RESTORAN KUALA SELANGOR IS WHERE WE ENJOYED A VERY NICE LOCAL MEAL AT PASIR PENAMBANG.