Established majestically to tower its surrounding is the pristine Charas cave,
the abode of an immensely mystical Sivalingam. Ascending the steel stairs, as
though soaring towards Kailasam, Saivite devotees will bask in the splendor of
Panching Sivan temple. Lord Shiva, the
dweller of Saivite hearts, resides in this mystical setting, encouraging
devotees to rise into the realms of spirituality. The Sivalingam was brought to
the cave in 1989 by Nachitram, a lawyer from Negeri Sembilan. At that time, the
lawyer had visited Charas Cave, to a Buddhist Temple which was built nearly a
hundred years ago. During his visit there, he met with a ‘Siddhar’ (Indian Sage)
in the cave, who advised him to bring a Sivalingam and install in the cave. He
had forgotten this spiritual instruction, but was gently reminded by a close
associate. He immediately flew to India to purchase the black marble Sivalingam,
and got it shipped to Malaysia. Upon returning it to Panching, he was informed
by the Buddhist temple that there was never a presence of an Indian man in the
caves. 
It is believed is that there are
several Indian sages who meditate in the cave, but are concealed to the public,
however manifest occasionally to dispense spiritual guidance. Dr.Sethugavalar, the
temple President, together with other noble Hindus arranged workers to haul the
9 feet tall Sivalingam to the entrance of the cave, an astonishing 150 feet up.
From there, the Sivalingam had to be gradually rolled into the cave for
distance of another 100 meters for installation, and was placed facing north. The
temple committee sought the assistance of a leading temple builder in the
country, Sthapati Thannirmalai. The sthapati came to the temple and advised the
temple committee that the position of the Sivalingam is currently facing north,
but would be more auspicious if facing east. He also mentioned that there
should be a Bramapaham for the Shivalingam. After carrying out the sthapati’s
instructions, the temple committee arranged a Maha Kumbabhishegam on 8th June 2008 with the participation of 2,000 devotees. 
Ir.A.Sivabalan, a contractor by
profession and also an expert numerologist, had been giving advice on
numerology, changing the karmic patterns of many people. Due to this, he
accumulated some of the karmic vibrations of other individuals, and was advised
to seek the blessings of Lord Shiva. Twice he had tried to enter Lord Shiva’s
temple, but was unsuccessful, obstructed by heavy karmic hindrances. Then, the
mystical Lord Shiva from Panching temple appeared in a vision to Ir.A.Sivabalan.
In this revelation, he saw a dazzling Sivalingam up in cave on a hill nearby
Kuantan. He inquired from his friends on the whereabouts of a Shiva Temple in
cave near Kuantan. He was informed there was a temple in a hill cave in Panching,
which is in close proximity to Kuantan. Ir.A.Sivabalan immediately visited Panching
cave. Upon arriving he knew this was the location he witnessed in his vision a
few months ago. With an enormous spiritual resolve, Ir.A.Sivabalan brought his workers
to Charas cave in to renovate the Shiva Temple including erecting a steel
staircase structure leading up to the entrance of the cave.
Many devotees have witnessed ‘Shweta Nag’ (white cobra)
around the vicinity of this temple, and even on top of the Shivalingam. ‘Shweta
Nag’ are supposed to be great devotees of Lord Shiva. This holy cave has a number of natural images,
including a five faced ‘naga' (holy snake) on the roof of the cave, with water
trickling from its mouth, dripping continuously onto the holy Shivalingam. Also
evident is a formation of Lord Ganesha. At present the temple has daily
poojas and is open daily from 9.00am to 5.00pm. Celebrated grandly are the
twice a month Pradosha fast, and the yearly Maha Shivaratri.
Directions: East coast highway Kuala Lumpur / Kuatan, exit at
Kuatan/Inderah Mahkota, pay the toll, at the traffic light turn right and drive
14 kilometer, sign board displaying Gua Charas, will lead to a cave for the
Sivan temple.
Contact: 013 9387541 Mr.K.Balakrishnan
(temple secretary)
5 comments:
Would like to thank Naidu and Megal for bringing me to this wonderful temple.
To the blog admin, i would like to get more detailed information, on this temple,as well it was called a mystycal temple on your blog,and the detailed on that was not explained. It would be a great of any one who could give a proper history about this temple as well the structural information. pls inbox me at allennambiar@gmail.com thanks
Om Namah Shivaya. Hara Hara Mahadevane. Purushaya namo namaha.In this world, when evil rises, so does evil intentions. To curb these intentions, Lord Shiva incarnates upon this mere earth as a very huge black granite Shivalingam. This is to symbolise that God Incarnate is infinite.
I have been going to Panching for almost 5 times. There are some important things that I would like to share about Gua Charas. Spiritually, hill or cave based temples are usually dedicated to Lord Murugan. Lord Murugan is an Amsam of Lord Shiva. Therefore, this temple is a psychic temple that fuses the elements of Lord Shiva and Lord Murugan. There is no Murugan shrine in this temple nor are there any Navagraha shrines. This temple also helps to form a psychic combination of Navagrahas, Lord Murugan and Lord Shiva. Naayit kadaiyai kidantha adiyeanku taayir sirantha thayavaana thattuvaane.
thanks for the great information. This month end will visit lord Shiva
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