The Gem on top of the Hill.

Despite the poor weather where the visibility was  practically nil of the Georgetown bird's eye view from the Penang Hill, we did stumble upon one of the most colorful Hindu temple perched at the top of the Hill.   

Life is a dance, " You're dancing with their Mothers and dancing with their Fathers and they dance along."- Sting. The classic dance posture of the Lord Shiva Nataraja with one foot standing upon a dwarf symbolic of the human ego 

This statue is one of the most well known among those who study Hinduism and may be found  on shelves and altars all over the world. This is the statue of the 'Cosmic Dancer.

The family pertait of Lord Shiva with his children including, Lord Ganesh and Lord Krishna. The cow and the peacock are sacred animals in the Hindu pantheon.

Lord Ganesha, th elephant headed son of Lord Shiva. There is an interesting story of how come this deity got an elephant head, you can Google it.

 

In the inner sanctum is the deity another personification of Lord Shiva in the form of Lord Murunga as commonly worshipped in Malaysia

  There are numerous Gods and Deities in the Hindu pantheon of Devine personifications and they vary from one place, one village to another each representing the One Godhead in its many forms.  

One  misty afternoon a trip up the Penang Hill stumbling upon this small Hindu Temple was a compensation for the disappointment that we were not able to view the Georgetown city view. All is not wasted if and when one discovers the gem waiting at the top of the mountain.