Kuala Lampur, Jan. 29 -- How many temples do they need?

About three in four Malaysians are monotheistic in background, so they are bound to wonder, how many facilities or spaces the Hindus in the country need for their places of worship?

The cute answer would be as many gods there are in the polytheistic universe, millions.

That is, however, a public policy nightmare considering there are X number of Hindus from the 2.5 million Indians in the country, mostly located in the west of the Semenanjung.

Which is why it is a cyclical issue arising in different localities.

There are practical considerations, like temples which were originally inside estates which over time have turned into suburbs as a natural result of city sprawl.

There a...