Little India Penang
The Indian quarter in the heart of old George Town, a few streets of spice shops, sari stores, music and sweet stalls. The oldest Hindu temple in Penang, Sri Mahamariamman, stands among them.
- Where
- George Town, Penang, Malaysia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 5.4174, 100.3400
Get the Little India Penang stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Little India Penang. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Penang volume with your photos and a note.
Near Little India Penang
Pinang Peranakan Mansion 0.1 km
A green-painted mansion on Church Street that was once the home and office of the 19th century tycoon Chung Keng Quee. It is now a museum of Penang's Peranakan heritage, filled with carved screens, porcelain, jewellery and the furnishings of a wealthy Straits Chinese household.
Sri Mahamariamman Temple Penang 0.2 km
The oldest Hindu temple in Penang, built in 1833 in what is now Little India. Sculptures of gods and goddesses crowd its gateway tower and façade, rising above the busy lane outside.
Kapitan Keling Mosque 0.3 km
A mosque founded in the early 1800s by Indian Muslim traders, on land granted to their leader Cauder Mohudeen, at the corner of Pitt Street. It was the first permanent Muslim institution in the area and still anchors the Tamil Muslim quarter of the George Town World Heritage Site.
Khoo Kongsi 0.5 km
The grandest clan temple in Malaysia, home of the Hokkien Khoo clan, its roof and walls thick with carving, gilding and painted figures. It sits on a granite square in the old heart of George Town, ringed by a theatre and the 19th century rowhouses of clan members.
Fort Cornwallis 0.5 km
A star-shaped fort raised by the British East India Company in the late 18th century, at the spot where Francis Light is said to have landed. Named after Lord Cornwallis, it is the largest standing fort in Malaysia, its ramparts still lined with old cannon facing the sea.
Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion 0.7 km
The indigo-walled home of the merchant Cheong Fatt Tze, built at the end of the 19th century on Leith Street. It has 38 rooms, five granite courtyards and 220 timber louvre windows, and served as both his house and the seat of his business.
Wat Chayamangkalaram 3.4 km
The oldest Siamese temple in Penang, on Lorong Burma opposite a Burmese temple, and home to a long gilded reclining Buddha. It becomes the centre of the city's Songkran, Loy Krathong and Vesak celebrations each year.
Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Temple 5.2 km
A hilltop temple to Murugan, reached by 513 steps, set even higher above the ground than Batu Caves. Its seven-storey gopuram, 21.6 metres tall, is said to make it the largest Murugan temple outside India, and it is the climax of Penang's Thaipusam.
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Questions
Where is Little India Penang?
Little India Penang is in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Pinang Peranakan Mansion (0.1 km), Sri Mahamariamman Temple Penang (0.2 km), Kapitan Keling Mosque (0.3 km).
How do I get the Little India Penang stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Little India Penang and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Penang volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Little India Penang before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Penang volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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