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The Sri Mariamman Temple was founded in 1827 by Naraina Pillai, eight years after the East India Company established a trading settlement in Singapore. Pillai was a government clerk from Penang who arrived in Singapore with Sir Stamford Raffles on his second visit to the island in May 1819.
Sri Krishnan Temple (Tamil: ஸ்ரீ கிருஷ்ணன் கோயில், transl. Srī kiruṣṇaṉ kōyil) is a Hindu temple in Singapore. [1] Built in 1870 and gazetted as a national monument of Singapore in 2014, it is one of Singapore's oldest temples and is the only South Indian temple in Singapore dedicated to Krishna and his consort Rukmini.
It was initially known as Sri Narasimha Perumal Temple. A wedding hall was constructed and was officially opened on 19 June 1965 by the first president of Singapore, Yusof Ishak . In the period that followed, on the advice of elders, the temple's main deity was changed from Narasimha Perumal to Srinivasa Perumal and the temple was renamed as ...
Sree Maha Mariamman Temple, 251 Yishun Avenue 3, Singapore 769061 [5] Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore South Bridge Road (biggest and the oldest temple in Singapore) Sri Ruthra Kaliamman Temple, 100 Depot Road, Singapore 109670; Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman Temple, 555 Serangoon Road, Singapore 218174
The Sri Thendayuthapani Temple, better known as the Chettiars' Temple, [1] is one of Singapore Hindu community's most important monuments. The temple was built by the Chettiars (Indian moneylenders) at Tank Road in 1859 and managed by the Chettiars' Temple Society. The temple was reconstructed in 1983 and renovated in 2022.
Thian Hock Keng [1] (Chinese: 天福宮; pinyin: Tiānfú Gōng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thian-hok-keng or the Tianfu Temple, literally "Palace of Heavenly Happiness"), [2] is a temple built for the worship of Mazu, a Chinese sea goddess, located in Singapore. It is the oldest and most important temple of the Hokkien people in the
Pagoda Street was named after the pagoda-like gopuram of Sri Mariamman Temple, the largest and oldest Hindu temple in Singapore, located on the South Bridge Road end of the street. [1] Due to Sri Mariamman Temple, the street was called kit ling a le pai au in Hokkien, meaning "behind the kling place of worship" where Kling is an old reference ...
The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Chinese: 圣母圣诞堂) is a Roman Catholic church in Singapore. It is located in Hougang, the North-East Region of Singapore, and is within the Serangoon District. [1] It is well known as the oldest Catholic church for the Teochew community in Serangoon.