Kuala Lumpur, Sep 6 - Malaysian authorities have suspended the proposed relocation of a 150-year-old Hindu temple to a Muslim-Malay dominated area after a meeting to persuade the local residents turned chaotic.

Chief Minister Abdul Khalid Ibrahim of Selangor state Saturday said the relocation would be put on hold until a different site was found, Straits Times said Sunday.

The move turned controversial after locals protesting the relocation to the Muslim-dominated area held rally displaying a severed cow head - animal sacred to the Hindus.

The cow head was stamped and spat upon in a clear provocation to the Hindus during the rally.

The decision came after a two-hour session with 211 residents of Taman Ixora in Section 23 locality, where the Sri Maha Mariamman temple from Section 19 was due to be relocated.