{"id":76,"date":"2026-08-19T04:56:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T04:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/encyclopaedia.my\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2026-08-19T05:38:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T05:38:31","slug":"book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/encyclopaedia.my\/?page_id=76","title":{"rendered":"BOOK"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"76\" class=\"elementor elementor-76\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef2b339 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-a4e48b3 \" data-id=\"ef2b339\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"ef2b339\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa98f58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa98f58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffcc00; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>A comprehensive record of temples, traditions and living heritage \u2014 created to trace, research and<\/strong> preserve the roots and branches of Malaysia&#8217;s sacred sites for future generations.<\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"section-title\">Preserving a\u00a0living heritage<\/h2><p class=\"section-intro\">For a long time, the soil of the Hill Country has carried stories, places and traditions that remain undocumented within the Indian community. This initiative seeks to bring those memories and sacred places into a carefully researched historical record.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29336ca e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-938c964 \" data-id=\"29336ca\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"29336ca\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1462dc5 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-6023b1c \" data-id=\"1462dc5\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"1462dc5\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b60e480 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b60e480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-title\" style=\"font-size: 38px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; color: #f7ead0; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">The temple is our<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">identity<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"section-intro\" style=\"color: #d4c0a0; line-height: 1.75; max-width: 780px; font-size: 17px; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Gurukulam is undertaking this work with deep responsibility and care. The initiative calls on temple authorities to cooperate with the research and support the documentation of sacred sites and their heritage.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><div class=\"quote\" style=\"border-left: 3px solid #e8b84a; padding: 10px 0px 10px 22px; color: #f2dfbd; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.45; margin: 28px 0px; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u201cPreserving faith \u2022 Honouring heritage \u2022 Inspiring future generations\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/div><p class=\"section-intro\" style=\"color: #d4c0a0; line-height: 1.75; max-width: 780px; font-size: 17px; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Temple authorities are invited to confirm meetings regarding temple registrations through the WhatsApp contact details provided by the research team.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-223425e e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-9cd97f0 \" data-id=\"223425e\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"223425e\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b096c5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b096c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BOOK_IMAGE.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-79\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BOOK_IMAGE.jpeg 682w, https:\/\/encyclopaedia.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BOOK_IMAGE-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/encyclopaedia.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BOOK_IMAGE-53x80.jpeg 53w, https:\/\/encyclopaedia.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BOOK_IMAGE-202x303.jpeg 202w, https:\/\/encyclopaedia.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BOOK_IMAGE-466x700.jpeg 466w, https:\/\/encyclopaedia.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BOOK_IMAGE-633x950.jpeg 633w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c6dddd e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-eb6a51f \" data-id=\"1c6dddd\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"1c6dddd\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A comprehensive record of temples, traditions and living heritage \u2014 created to trace, research and preserve the roots and branches of Malaysia&#8217;s sacred sites for future generations. 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