Two grotesque statues of lersi (Thai hermits) whichhave become deities for gamblers praying for luckylottery numbers, the graves of the outcastAhmadiyya followers which are far away from themainstream Muslim cemetery, a Russian OrthodoxChurch which boasts Malaysian converts, the gravesof a married couple of Muslim missionaries fromBaghdad which have become a shrine, the littleknowncolonial crest of Kuala Lumpur found on theportico of an old building and Victorian gargoylesspitting out water in an old fountain...these arethings unknown to most residents of the city.Away from the modern shopping malls filled withdesigner brands, the skyscrapers and usual touristysites with stalls selling kitschy souvenirs, there arestill some interesting secrets to be discovered inKuala Lumpur in the backlanes and byways of theconcrete jungle.
